LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Louisiana is Sportsman’s Paradise, which also makes it a hotspot for ticks. They attach themselves to wildlife, pets, and even humans.

Black legged deer ticks, American dog ticks, Asian longhorned ticks, and lonestar ticks are the four types of ticks most common in Kentucky.

Here's what to know about ticks in New York and how to reduce your risk of tick-borne diseases while enjoying time outdoors this summer.

Dr. Andrew Handel noted that rising deer populations may be contributing to the spread of ticks, which use deer as one of their primary hosts.

Tick-related emergency room visits are at the highest since 2019, CDC data shows. The Northeast region has seen the most this ...

Emergency room visits for tick bites are spiking across the U.S. this summer, with CDC data showing a sharp increase compared ...

There have been 14 distinct species of ticks recorded in New York by Upstate Medical University’s tick map. The most common is the deer tick, but all of them can transmit Lyme disease.

Visits to the Emergency Room for tick bites this summer are spiking well above those of previous years, Centers for Disease ...

In the compact backyards of Staten Island, Maria Diuk-Wasser was surprised by what she saw. Ticks—and lots of them—nestled in wood piles, between leaves, and underneath bird feeders. It was more than ...

The risk of getting a tick-borne disease in the Northeast is on the rise this summer, according to the CDC, which is ...

Rochester, due to high forest coverage, undeveloped areas, and high population of deer and wild animals, would have the highest number of ticks. However, Marion and Mattapoisett are not short of their ...

Symptoms include high fever, headaches, and muscle and joint pain, which appear in cycles of 2 to 7 days and then disappear ...