babesiosis

LiveSmart: Spending Time Outdoors this Summer? Be Alert for Ticks

July 17, 2020

Lyme is still the most common tick-borne illness that people could come into contact with when spending time outside, but others are starting to make their way into the Capital Region. [...]

LiveSmart: Warmer Weather Means an Explosion of Ticks, Disease

March 27, 2019

The return of warmer weather also means, unfortunately, a return of everyone’s least-favorite, blood-sucking parasite – ticks. [...]

Times Union: Tick-Borne Anaplasmosis on the Rise in Capital Region

July 22, 2017

The Times Union spoke with Dr. John Janikas, director of emergency services for Samaritan, St. Mary’s, and Albany Memorial hospitals about anaplasmosis and babesiosis, which are on the rise in the Capital Region. [...]