Lyme disease

Most ticks emerge in April and May. Learn how to protect yourself from tick bites and what to do if you get bit by a tick.

Southampton Hospital's Tick-Borne Disease Resource Center has arranged a series of programs covering education about and prevention of tick-borne diseases, the Alpha-gal meat allergy and a program aimed at teaching children about tick safety to be held at the Riverhead Public Library.

More cases of tick-borne diseases have been reported on the East End than almost anywhere else in Suffolk County in recent years.