Legislator Schneiderman Proposes Expanded County Role in Lyme Disease Prevention

Legislator Schneiderman Proposes Expanded County Role in Lyme Disease Prevention

(I-Montauk) today introduced legislation to expand the Suffolk County’s role in combating tick-borne illnesses. The legislation requires the division of Suffolk County Vector Control to submit a yearly plan to reduce the incidence of Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses. Suffolk County controls the spread of insect-borne diseases such as West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis through the division of Vector Control. To date, the division has focused its attention on mosquito-borne illnesses, despite the fact that it was specifically created to focus on both mosquito and tick-borne illnesses. The annual budget for the division of Vector Control is $2.5 million. Read more.