Sentences with phrase «on tick borne illnesses»

The company is also a good source of information on tick borne illnesses and treatment approaches.

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Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan on Thursday named Sen. Jim Seward to join a legislative panel on Lyme disease and tick - borne illnesses.

He said he understands people's concerns over the deer population's impact on motor vehicle safety and the spread of tick - borne illnesses, but wonders if relaxed controls would have far worse consequences.

Governor Andrew Cuomo's health commissioner received a grilling from state senators at a hearing this week on whether New York is doing enough to combat tick - borne illnesses.

DBCH continues its work to engage with providers and community partners on the prevention of communicable diseases as well as tick - borne illnesses that are prevalent in the region, particularly Lyme disease, while also continuously monitoring for new threats such as the Zika virus.

Republican Sen. Sue Serino on Tuesday urged the governor to add efforts to combat Lyme disease and other tick - borne illnesses to the spending plan.

She also praised the work of the Senate Task Force on Lyme and Tick - Borne Diseases, which earlier in June released recommendations for a state action plan to enhance research, prevention, diagnosis and treatment for tick - borne illneBorne Diseases, which earlier in June released recommendations for a state action plan to enhance research, prevention, diagnosis and treatment for tick - borne illneborne illnesses.

Presentations covered the disease and current research on tick - borne illness, and suggestions were made about what the state and federal government could do prevent infection in humans.

In New York state government news, a new law aims to protect the Hudson River amid a rise in oil tanker traffic and a legislative report calls for greater action on tick - borne illness.

In an effort to combat tick - borne illnesses, county Legislature Jay Schneiderman (I - Montauk) has introduced new legislation to step up pressure on Suffolk County Vector Control, which is in charge of controlling the spread of insect - borne diseases.

U.S. Senator Charles Schumer talks about tick - born illnesses at Albany Medical Center on Monday, July 31, 2017 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

At the session on tick - borne illness — a major district concern that has earned Gibson votes from the left and right — she led off by pointing to New York's ban on hydraulic fracturing as evidence of what a groundswell of opposition can do.

State Health Department officials will be on hand Tuesday evening at the Saratoga County Fair in Ballston Spa with information on tick - borne illness as well as avoiding ticks, Backenson said.

But according to Dr. Richard S. Ostfeld, a disease ecologist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook, NY, if we want to get a leg up on tick - borne illness we need to become vigilant earlier in the season.

During this BSA Lecture, Kevin Esvelt of Massachusetts Institute of Technology discusses his lab's work with communities on Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard to prevent tick - borne human illness by developing hereditary traits in mice that could immunize them, removing a vital link in the spread of Lyme disease.

If those illnesses aren't enough to worry about, experts are sounding the alarm about another tick - borne condition that appears to be on the rise.

A spotlight has also been thrown on a tick - borne illness called Bourbon virus, which was only first recognized in 2014.

FACT: According to the CDC, laboratory results for tick - borne illness in people are often negative on the first sample and require a second test 2 to 3 weeks later to confirm infection.

Researchers urge citizens and healthcare providers to be vigilant Millbrook, NY — The number of tick - borne illnesses reported to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is on the...

Depending on where you live, these tick - borne illnesses may even be common, particularly for people or dogs that spend significant amounts of time outdoors.

These insects feed on your pet's blood and can cause health problems ranging from allergic reactions (dermatitis) to serious tick - borne illnesses (Lyme Disease, Anaplasmosis, Ehrlichiosis, and others).