Climate change is making tick-borne illnesses more common, which makes tick prevention strategies even more critical.

Americans saw a chance to save a few dollars on their monthly mortgage payments and took it, pushing refinance applications ...

“If you’re out all day long, try to do a quick check for ticks every few hours,” said Bobbi Pritt at the Mayo Clinic. “When ...

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

Milder winters and rainy springs help the parasites thrive in the U.S., and emergency-room visits for bites are up.

With the bad tick season we’ve been having, some pest control companies are seizing the moment. At least one company has been ...

Ticks are most active in summer, the same time people also flock to the woods and prairies where the creatures live.

Since 2016, the Virginia Department of Health has confirmed 17 cases in the commonwealth, according to the study published in ...

Grasp the tick as close to the skin's surface as possible using clean fine-tipped tweezers. If fine-tipped tweezers are not ...

Washington State University researchers have discovered how the bacteria that cause anaplasmosis and Lyme disease hijack ...

Pleasure Beach, Bridgeport’s beloved shoreline getaway, is closed through the 2025 summer season after city officials ...

Pennsylvania recorded 16,620 lab-confirmed cases of Lyme disease last year, keeping the state among the top 10 in the nation ...