Tick bites are causing people to go to the emergency room at the highest levels in nearly a decade, and hotter-than-usual temperatures are partially to blame. Even in record heat, birdwatcher Theresa ...

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There’s been a very noticeable increase in the tick population, both in Pennsylvania and outside of it. And with this rise in the number of ticks comes growing concern over tick-borne illnesses.

As tick activity rises across Maryland, Montgomery County health officials urge residents to take precautions against bites, ...

Lyme disease cases in Michigan nearly quadrupled between 2022 and 2025, according to data from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services — jumping from 553 in 2022 to 2,167 confirmed cases ...

Up-close tick encounters are nothing new to Peter Krause. As a tick-borne disease researcher, he’s conducted fieldwork where these parasites live. After one trip to Block Island, off the coast of ...

Alpha-gal syndrome, the tick-borne illness that causes people to develop a serious allergy to meat and dairy, is "an emerging public health concern in Massachusetts," the state epidemiologist says. Dr ...

Health officials urge Michiganders to take precautions to prevent tick bites as the blood-sucking arachnids spread to more heavily populated areas of the state. The number of Lyme disease cases in ...