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Schumer calls on CDC to foot the bill for war on ticks in NY

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Ticks have long thrived in the park and a yellow sign at the entrance warned visitors of potential Lyme disease.

Schumer’s funding plea dovetailed with a new CDC report released earlier this week that revealed illnesses caused by ticks and other disease transmitting insects more than tripled nationwide from 2004 to 2016.

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