This year's tick season has been extremely active, leading to a surge in ER visits because of tick bites, particularly in the ...

This year's tick season has been extremely active, leading to a surge in ER visits because of tick bites, particularly in the Northeast. This year's figures are the highest since 2019, according to ...

Rare Powassan virus case in Maine highlights serious tick-borne illness with no vaccine or treatment, causing neurological symptoms and potential fatality.

Finding a tick can cause panic, especially if it's attached to your skin. One common reaction is actually the most dangerous ...

WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWTI) – The American Red Cross is offering tips on how to deal with pesky insects this summer. The organization said is a greater chance of getting bitten by mosquitoes and ticks.

Colorado tick fever: This is by far the most common tick-borne disease in Colorado, with about 200 cases reported per year in Colorado. Symptoms are similar to flu, including headache, fever/chill ...

As temperatures rise, ticks of several kinds are flourishing in ways that threaten people’s health. By Maggie Astor Lately, Shannon LaDeau and her colleagues have had unwelcome visitors at their ...

Since ticks already are more likely to be found in northern Louisiana, it's an area of concern, she said. "It’s making an expansion across the country," said Healy.

Tick season is in “full swing,” with more of the insects out this season because of the Bay Area’s historically wet winter, local experts said.

The health department added that Lone Star ticks have been identified in Washtenaw County this year as well. They are becoming more common in the Lower Peninsular over the last decade. These ticks ...

The El Paso County Commissioners Court passed a motion on Monday, July 28, to launch a public educational campaign in El Paso to help prevent the spread of rickettsiosis, a tick-borne disease that has ...

Maine’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed its first fatal case of Powassan, a tick-borne virus, in 2023. Robert Weymouth, 58, of Topsham, developed neurologic symptoms after ...