Our area and neighboring parts of the country are attracting more and more ticks, and those ticks are carrying more and more ...

There are at least five species of ticks in Washington, but only a few of those are capable of transmitting disease to humans ...

As the search for two missing Pictou County children enters its third day, the RCMP officer overseeing the search efforts ...

Also, a spotty red rash may appear (hence the name) usually starting at the wrists and ankles and spreading over the rest of ... Symptoms usually appear 3 to 16 days after a tick bite. The same ticks ...

As the weather warms and people begin to spend more time outside, ticks and mosquitoes will do the same. While these pests ...

“For example, if someone gets a tick bite from an Ixodes tick or an unidentified tick in ... so belt lines, near the wrists and ankles where your socks might be,” Dr. Kaufman West said. “Then the ...

Northwell Health partnered with Stacker to examine the reasons behind rising rates of tick bites and the expanding regions ...

Tick bites are on the rise. Here's how to protect yourself. Longer summers and shorter winters in North America mean more warm days throughout the year. These conditions are also creating longer ...

Pull upward with steady, even pressure. Don’t twist or jerk the tick; this can cause the mouth-parts to break off and remain ...

During the height of tick season in 2024, emergency departments saw 112 tick bites per 100,000 visits—the highest level since May 2019, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.