The Military Tick Identification/Infection Confirmation Kit program has expanded, and the Defense Health Agency-Public Health vector-borne disease team is now conducting additional off-season ...

Recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, studies estimate about 476,000 Americans may be diagnosed with Lyme disease each year. But there’s another fast-growing tick-borne condition ...

Long Star ticks are generally found in the West, but they've recently made the jump to the East Coast, too. (NIAID/) This story originally featured on Outdoor Life. Our love of the outdoors can bring ...

The warm weather is on its way and with it, tick season. If you live near a wooded area, you may already be aware of the risks associated with ticks and their bites. Ticks carry several diseases, so ...

Health officials are sounding the alarm about a dramatic increase in tick-related diseases across America, with new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealing that reported ...

ELYRIA, Ohio — Lorain County Public Health has issued a warning to residents about a tick species that’s causing an increase in Lyme disease in humans and pets. Blacklegged ticks, often no bigger than ...

Four nonnative tick species have been identified in the state in recent years. The ticks “were identified on human travelers returning to Connecticut from 2019 to 2023,” according to the Connecticut ...

A new tick species, climate change and a warning from a local doctor are behind the dramatic rise in Lyme disease across West Michigan.

Ticks are active in Fairfax County almost year round, including warm winter days. Lyme disease is still the best known and most common disease spread by ticks in Virginia, but there are others such as ...

York, Maine, sprayed Bog Road Fields with insecticide due to a high volume of tick reports. Ticks were reported on playground equipment, picnic tables, and the building. Warmer winters and a larger ...

St. Clair County Health Department partners with the state to monitor ticks and mosquitoes, tracking potential vector-borne illnesses. Residents are urged to take precautions such as using insect ...