08/14/2026 10:04:20 AMTicks are an increasingly familiar concern in New York, but some of the illnesses they carry remain unfamiliar. Slate recently spoke with Downstate infectious disease expert Michael Augenbraun, M.D., for a story examining Bourbon virus, a rare tick-borne illness, and what its emergence may mean for people and pets.Office of Communications & Marketing/var/staging/oucampus/suny-downstate/downstate/news-events/downstate-update/digest/issue-05/tick-bites.xmlInfectious Diseases