(NEXSTAR) – Tick activity in the U.S. has reached levels we haven’t seen in nearly 10 years, and data suggest some states are worse off than others. The CDC previously warned that emergency department ...

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See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Scientists have issued fresh warnings about Lyme disease as tick bites ...

The Asian Longhorned Tick has made its way to Alabama. The East Asia native was found on a dog in DeKalb County in April 2026, according to the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries. The ...

Staff members at work at the Pennsylvania Tick Research Lab, which provides state residents with free tick identification and testing for some of the most common tick-borne diseases. (Courtesy of the ...

As if there weren’t enough to worry about, health officials are warning about a tick that is capable of causing life-threatening allergic reactions to red meat. Pennsylvania health officials are ...

U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett linked a rise in tick bites to Bill Gates during a recent podcast appearance. Burchett's comments echo online conspiracy theories surrounding ticks, such as "tick boxes," that ...

Tick bite-related ER visits are at their highest seasonal levels since 2017 across most U.S. regions, raising concerns about increased Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses. That’s according to ...

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Ticks are no longer just a rare summertime nuisance in Canada. Experts say warmer winters are helping disease-carrying ticks survive farther north, driving a sharp rise in Lyme disease and other ...

The most common species of ticks in the Midwest are American dog ticks (pictured), blacklegged ticks, and lone star ticks. Ticks are emerging earlier and staying active for longer. Experts in the ...

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