Lyme disease causing bacteria found in ticks across every WNY county

CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — You don’t have to live in a rural area or wooded area to be exposed to deer ticks. Some of those small brown bugs can also carry Lyme disease. Health experts say there’s some simple things you can do to protect yourself.
Meaghan Boice-Green, the Center Director for the Reinstein Woods Environmental Education Center, said, “It’s something that we as Western New Yorkers need to be aware if we go into natural areas or any areas where dee