Spring has officially sprung in central Ohio, which means outdoor activities will soon start ramping up. Unfortunately, outside is where ticks lie in wait. The little arachnids crawl to the top of ...

Lyme disease is no longer a problem happening somewhere else. Health experts say cases in Ohio have exploded, and the risk is ...

A new study from The Ohio State University shows a major increase in the risk of being bitten by a tick infected with ...

An Asian long-horned tick under a microscope. The invasive species spreading across Ohio and other parts of the U.S. can be deadly to livestock. A new tick testing laboratory service at Ohio State ...

Ticks and the diseases they carry are growing. Ohio has had a 35-fold increase in Lyme disease in the past 13 years. There are also potentially large impacts to our No. 1 industry in Ohio, which is ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Ohio’s recent outbreak of highly contagious measles — which caused 34 recorded cases in the state this year — is over, Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff said ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A parasite that can transmit Lyme disease to humans and pets is currently in the midst of its most active season in Ohio. Ticks, parasites that feed on the blood of humans and ...

A common misconception is that ticks only surface during warm weather -- this is not true.

There have been 31 confirmed and 47 suspected cases of Lyme disease in Coshocton as of June 30 with 749 cases in Ohio. The blacklegged, or deer, tick gained a foothold in Ohio in 2010 and cases have ...

Haemaphysalis longicornis, the Asian longhorned tick, has been documented in 24 Ohio counties. The USDA has confirmed a tick removed from a dog in Butler County is of the invasive Asian longhorned ...

At a more micro level, the top five tick-infested cities in the U.S., in descending order, are New York City, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., according to the report.