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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Emergency room visits for tick bites this year are at the highest levels since 2019, according to data from the Centers for ...

A new survey reveals that farmers in the U.S. Northeast face rising tick exposure and increasing risks from tick-borne ...

Public health experts say an early start to tick season is upon us. Hospitals are already seeing an unusually high number of emergency room visits for bites, which are raising concerns about Lyme ...

“We just want the public to know what to look for,” said Erin Boyce after her brother Kevin died from Powassan virus Getty Kevin Boyce was hospitalized in April 2024 with a severe case of Powassan ...

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

There's a new medical issue on Martha's Vineyard, and it's impacting the way people eat. It's known as "alpha-gal syndrome," and is not a tick-borne illness, but rather an allergy in response to a ...

You just finished a satisfying summer hike or wrapped up a weekend of yard work when you spot a tick clinging to your clothes. The fresh-air high fades quickly as you remember the risks -- ticks are ...

URI Professor Thomas Mather said that tick spotting have increased in the last two weeks. In New England, you should watch out for black legged ticks, which can cause Lyme's disease, and lone star ...