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03.12.2020 Health

Ticks and Lyme Disease remain a problem even in winter, expert says

So it’s winter — for a few more days, at least — and one thing you shouldn’t have to worry about is ticks, right? Wrong. That’s according to Jerry...

05.02.2019 Health

Examining an epidemic: The effects of tick-borne illness and methods of prevention

Closer Look is brought to you by: With the spread of tick-borne illnesses reaching epidemic proportions on Long Island, more than 60 residents attended a forum last Wednesday to...

06.27.2018 Health

Shop local Saturday to support fight against Lyme disease

Local business owners want patrons to shop locally this Saturday to help raise money for Lyme disease. The East End Shop & Dine to End Lyme Disease event will...

09.05.2017 Health & Environment

Girl Scouts raise bobwhite quail to help prevent Lyme disease

Piper Altman, Claire Paetzel and Jennifer Olsen carefully held 26 newborn bobwhite quail Monday, fawning over the birds they’d grown to love after watching the eggs closely, waiting for...

08.27.2017 Columns

Suffolk Closeup: Ending the scourge of Lyme disease

Want some good news? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced last month a plan to expedite the approval process for a vaccine to ward off Lyme disease.

07.14.2017 Health & Environment

Concerns over lesser-known tick-borne illnesses on the rise

Summer on the North Fork comes with warnings about ticks and concerns about the illnesses they can transmit, such as Lyme disease. But lately other lesser-known tick-borne ailments are...

05.26.2017 Health

North Fork residents share their stories of tick-borne illness

At age 3, Chyanne Doroski would complain that her legs hurt. “Growing pains,” her family thought. On other days, it was a headache that brought the Greenport girl down.

04.30.2017 Columns

Suffolk Closeup: Bad season ahead for Lyme disease

This could be a bad year for Suffolk County for Lyme disease — the malady that residents of the Island and the county were numbered among the earliest victims.

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