May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month.

Find out more from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention HERE.

Senator O'Mara continues to serve as a member of the Senate Task Force on Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases.

Read more in the May 1 Ithaca Journal, "Tickmageddon?  Some say Lyme disease risk will soar this year"

Read more from the Ithaca Voice, "Tompkins County Health Department: Ticks are back in season, how to prevent tick-borne diseases"