Senate urges Health Department to create action plan for Lyme disease
Joseph Spector
A state Senate task force today called on the state Health Department to increase its oversight and awareness efforts to eradicate the growing threat of Lyme disease across much of New York.
Since Lyme disease first became reportable in 1986, 95,000 cases have been confirmed in New York. Of the nine deaths attributable to the degenerative disease, five occurred in the mid-Hudson Valleywhere the ticks are most prevalent.
The geographic spread of Lyme and Tick-Borne diseases demand a comprehensive response by the state to encourage detection and prevention initiatives and facilitate diagnostic and treatment advancements, the Senate Majority Coalition Task Force on Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases said in a 14-page report.
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