Utica Firefighter Battling Lyme Disease Needs Your Help
A member of the Utica Fire Department is battling Lyme disease and is in need of community support.
Lyme Disease
5 Things To Do To Keep Ticks Off Of You
As the weather gets warmer, people start spending more time outdoors. The problem is that ticks are outside too.
Lone Star Tick, Whose Bite Could Cause Red Meat Allergy, Found in CNY
Central New Yorkers are used to being wary of deer ticks and the potential for Lyme disease, but now a new tick has been found here, and it comes with whole new risks.
New Tick-Borne Disease that Causes High Fevers Found in Central New York
A tick-borne disease that can cause symptoms that are worse than Lyme disease has been found in Central New York.
Tick Carrying Brain Swelling Virus Kills New York Resident
A New York resident was killed by a rare, brain-swelling virus carried by ticks.
Central New York Can Expect A “Tick Explosion” This Summer
We love the warm weather - but you know that brings ticks to the yard faster than milkshakes bring the boys.