So far in 2025, more than 31% of the ticks tested in New York were positive for at least one pathogen, according to the ...

Wisconsin sees highest rate of tick bite ER visits since 2021 as summer brings increased risk. Learn how to protect yourself ...

As cases of the mysterious illness grow, experts warn rising temperatures could lead to the disease spreading in new ...

Lyme disease plus alpha-gal syndrome and tick paralysis pose serious health risks, say experts. Here's what to know.

Tick bites are are on the rise this and they can carry some nasty illnesses. Which are most common depends where you live.

Data from the CDC indicates this may be a bad tick season. So if you're planning a hike, a trip to a park or just hanging out in the backyard, here are some tips to fend off these blood-sucking bugs.

The black-legged tick, Ixodes scapularis, also known as the deer tick, ranges across the eastern half of the country. It’s one of many disease-carrying ticks in the U.S. CDC ...

But contained in every bite of this infuriating, insatiable pest is also a trove of social, environmental and epidemiological history. In many cases, human actions long ago are the reason ticks carry ...

While ticks are active, Wisconsinites can contract Lyme disease, a bacterial infection spread by deer ticks. Rates of Lyme disease have tripled in Wisconsin over the past 15 years, according to DHS.

A bite from an infected tick can land people in the hospital — and this summer, researchers are seeing even more ticks than normal ...

Grasp the tick as close to the skin surface as possible and pull upward with steady, even pressure. Do not twist or jerk the tick; this may cause the mouthparts to break off and remain in the skin.

Ticks this month have been active on Long Island, with emergency room visits for bites at the highest level since 2019 in the Northeast and health experts and doctors reporting the lone star tick ...