As MV Times reported, Massachusetts state officials labeled ticks a public health crisis after a sharp rise in sightings and ...

Though Lyme disease receives the most attention, there are numerous tick-borne illnesses that pose significant health risks. In fact, the United States is home to approximately 20, some of which can ...

Lone star ticks, which originated in the southern United States, are on the move, potentially complicating the diagnosis of tickborne diseases in areas where they now overlap with ticks that cause ...

Janine Hauck doesn’t know which tick gave her anaplasmosis and Lyme disease. She just remembers the fatigue, weakness and ...

Warmer weather means tick season across the U.S., and a number of tick-borne disease cases has increased over the past few years. “Lyme disease is gonna be the most common disease we see,” said Nicole ...

In Western New York, deer season is over, the venison is processed and stored, deer camps are quiet, and many hunters turn ...

Biologist Grant Hokit came to this small meadow in the mountains outside Condon, Montana, to look for ticks. A hiking path crossed the expanse of long grasses and berry bushes. As Hokit walked the ...

There are early signs that it could be a bad year for tick bites. In May, the rate of people seeking emergency care for tick bites was the highest it's been since 2019, according to data from the ...

A newly published study in the Journal of Medical Entomology discovered that human babesiosis, a disease caused by microscopic parasites that infect red blood cells, has expanded to the Mid-Atlantic ...

An invasive tick species entered Massachusetts in 2022 and is now known to carry an unfamiliar disease. The Asian longhorn tick was first discovered in New Jersey in 2017, although it is believed to ...