An explosion of ticks in Upstate NY is ‘worst-case scenario’ for Lyme disease

Tick explosion in Upstate New York

- Envelopes containing ticks pile up on a desk at Upstate Medical University's tick testing lab in mid May. The lab identifies each tick and tests it for a variety of pathogens that cause human illness, including Lyme disease. Upstate Medical UniversityUpstate Medical University

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Syracuse, N.Y. – In May 2020, New York residents mailed 442 ticks to Upstate Medical University’s lab to test for diseases.

This May, the lab received 1,548 ticks – more than triple last year’s number.

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