County bill aims for regional effort on tick-borne diseases

... in the tick population of 200 percent at Mashomack in one year. In an effort to combat tick-borne illnesses, Suffolk County Legislator Jay Schneiderman (I-Montauk) has introduced new legislation to step up pressure on Suffolk County Vector Control, ...

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