tick-borne disease

Upstate Medical University tick experts have discovered new tick species migrating to central New York.

The federal money would help fund research and create a national strategy to fight Lyme disease.

Researchers are studying the link between climate change, the increase in tick population and the rise of Lyme disease cases.

Surgeon Michael Costanza tells about a new navigation tool for complex vascular procedures. Microbiologist Saravanan Thangamani goes over the risks of tick-borne Powassan virus. Librarian Sarah Lawler tells about the family resource center in the Upstate Cancer Center. And exercise physiologist Caral Sames offers heat illness precautions.

County lawmakers approved spending $100,000 to allow the tick testing lab at Upstate, to search for ticks and tick-borne diseases in Onondaga County.

Lyme disease is the most common illness caused by ticks, but there are others to be aware of this time of year.

A long and above-average tick season is underway, according to experts with Upstate Medical University’s Citizen Science Tick Testing Program. Scientists…

Nearly 2,000 people sent ticks to a citizen science tick testing program run by Upstate Medical University in Syracuse this year. The data collected will…

Now that summer is over, it doesn’t mean tick season is over. Experts say it’s as important as ever this time of year to guard against the insects that…

The city of Syracuse is moving forward with its tick and deer management plan. A deer cull is being planned for the east and west sides of the city.…