Emergency room visits for tick bites are at a six-year high. Here’s how to prevent tick bites, and what to do if you get bitten.

As tick season is well underway in Fort Leonard Wood, medical professionals at the General Leonard Wood Army Community ...

A CDC spokesperson told Newsweek that "the number of babesiosis cases reported each year has increased over time." ...

Send ticks packing by clearing away their favorite foods and habitats, and adopting repellents and landscaping techniques ...

WORCESTER ― The number of ticks in Massachusetts is increasing, according to some experts, and that means the risk of catching a serious disease is rising. "Ticks are more active, and they're biting ...

Lyme disease is the most common disease carried by deer ticks, but others include the bacterial infections anaplasmosis and ...

As summer heats up, health experts are warning residents of D.C., Maryland, and Virginia about the growing threat of ...

Ticks can be active in any season, and it’s important to check for and remove the bloodsuckers as quickly as possible — especially after you’ve been outside hiking, gardening or enjoying ...

There’s nothing fancy about tick hunting. When University of Pittsburgh professor Danielle Tufts and her team of public health students go out, they bring just a few things: A white jumpsuit, a pair ...

Ticks are surging in the DMV, spreading Babesiosis, a dangerous disease. Experts urge caution, early removal, and prevention ...

Keeping ticks away from your yard makes it safer to enjoy. One simple landscaping trick that could help discourage ticks is a ...

Lynne McCormack moved to Chilmark last year and enjoys working at the public library in the small town on Martha’s Vineyard.