tick-borne disease

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.…

There are a number of initiatives taking place around the region to fight the spread of ticks. Beyond things like culling deer, research is playing a key…

Residents of the Northeastern U.S. have become increasingly familiar with Lyme disease, which is transmitted by ticks. But the tick population in this…

Victims of Lyme disease converge on Albany today for an awareness rally meant to focus attention on the tick-borne disease, that can attack a person's…