ORIENT, NY(WFSB) - 7 staff members were hospitalized after an incident on Plum Island in New York. According to the Department of Homeland Security, there was an incident this morning at the Plum ...

Seven staff members were transported for a medical evaluation at the Plum Island Animal Disease Center on Tuesday. “During a routine autoclave run, several staff complained of eye irritation,” ...

Seven people at Plum Island Animal Disease Center were taken to a hospital after experiencing eye irritation on Tuesday morning, according to a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson. The staff ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The risk of being bitten by a tick in New York City is currently extremely high, researchers at Fordham University warn. The recently published Fordham University Tick Index ...

Long Islanders may soon have a shot at avoiding Lyme disease. Quite literally. A new vaccine developed by Pfizer and French biotech firm Valneva is nearing the end of clinical trials and could be ...

Lyme disease is prevalent this time of year, especially in the Northeast, mid-Atlantic and upper-Midwest regions of the U.S. — though there have been reports of cases in expanding areas, according to ...