A new Lyme disease vaccine, VLA15, is currently being tested and the manufacturers could ask the FDA for authorization as early as 2026.

Ticks are most active in summer, the same time people also flock to the woods and prairies where the creatures live.

Long Island has long been one of the nation’s hot spots for ticks and the diseases they carry, such as Lyme disease. A new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention examined the ...

Before you head outdoors this summer, health experts have a critical warning for New Yorkers: watch out for ticks—because ...

With climate change, tick populations have surged across the Northeast. While New York City isn’t a hot spot for ticks, it’s surrounded by regions where the risk of encountering an infected tick is ...

Long Island had a rather mild winter, which can increase tick activity, said Dr. Scott Campbell, Suffolk County’s entomologist. A wet spring also tend to bring out more ticks. “There’s a lot ...

Long Islanders better brace for a bloodthirsty summer. Populations of several tick species across both Nassau and Suffolk counties have exploded since the fall, experts told The Post. “I have ...

Most ticks go through four… What to watch out for when it comes to ticks As the weather warms and people begin to emerge from their winter lairs, it is once again time to take precautions ...

After falling to an all-time low this spring, the Long Island unemployment rate has risen steadily over the last three months. The not-seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate for Long Island in July ...

I first noticed the tick population was increasing in about 2000, 2001, when part of my job was to lead children out into the wilds of Long Island.

Experts say the tick population is on the rise along with tick-borne illnesses. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the number of illnesses reported annually has ...

A disease so unusual that many doctors can’t diagnose it has emerged as a serious threat — and Long Island’s Suffolk County is the nation’s epicenter. Alpha-gal syndrome, sometimes called ...