A bite from an infected black-legged tick, also known as a deer tick, can cause Lyme disease ... Education and Prevention Program and the New York State Department of Health.

MMCD staff work throughout the season to gather information about Lyme disease and deer tick activity. As part of a long-term study, MMCD is in the field trapping and collecting small rodents ...

Across most of the Northeast, getting bitten by a blacklegged tick-- also called a deer tick -- is a risk during spring, summer, and fall. A new Dartmouth study, published in Parasites and Vectors ...

Melissa Kemperman, state Health Department epidemiologist, said blacklegged ticks, also known as deer ticks, can carry Lyme disease and are spreading north and west in Stearns, Wright and Todd ...

Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh announced deer management carried out by qualified ... Suitable sites meeting strict New York State Department of Environment Conservation (NYSDEC) criteria were ...