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Ticks

NJ man is 1st confirmed death linked to a meat allergy spread by ticks

  • Nov 14, 2025

Tips to prevent tick bites and symptoms to know

  • Aug 8, 2025
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Justin Timberlake puts spotlight on Lyme disease | What to know

  • Aug 1, 2025

Tick-related ER visits spike across Northeast

  • Jul 7, 2025

Officials warn of 'rough' tick season ahead with bites on the rise

  • Jun 5, 2025

Bridgeport's Pleasure Beach opening delayed due to ticks

  • Jun 30, 2023

Babesiosis, a tickborne disease, on the rise in Northeast: CDC

  • Mar 17, 2023

Return of warm weather brings tick season, NY officials issue warning

  • May 17, 2022

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Things to know as tick season kicks off

  • Apr 29
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  • May 19, 2024
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Connecticut issues warning ahead of tick season

  • Apr 25, 2024
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Babesiosis, a tickborne disease, is on the rise in Northeast: CDC

  • Mar 17, 2023
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Officials warn New Yorkers to protect themselves against ticks

  • May 17, 2022
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Dozens of quail released at Long Island park to fight ticks

  • Jul 20, 2021
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NJ officials taking action to fight uptick in ticks and Lyme disease

  • Jun 10, 2021
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2 newborns on Long Island sickened by tick bites

  • Nov 28, 2019

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Dozens of quail released at Nassau County park to combat tick problem

Officials in North Hempstead released the insects' natural enemy, dozens of Northern Bobwhite Quail, into the area.

  • Jul 20, 2021

Officials taking action to fight uptick in ticks and Lyme disease in New Jersey

Families with firsthand experience fighting Lyme disease say prevention and protecting yourself from tick bites can save you from the suffering they've been forced to endure.

  • Jun 10, 2021

Tick season could be worse this year, experts say

The Lyme Disease Research Group reports a mild winter could make this year's tick season especially rough.

  • Jul 8, 2020
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Study: 2 newborns on Long Island were sickened by tick bites

Two newborn babies on Long Island were diagnosed with rare illnesses after being bitten by ticks, according to a case study published Wednesday in the medical journal Pediatrics.

  • Nov 28, 2019

Hudson Valley resident dies of tick-borne Powassan virus

Health officials say a Hudson Valley resident has died of a rare virus spread by infected ticks.

  • Aug 1, 2019