Health officials and researchers hope that efforts to control deer populations, which serve as "party buses" for mating ticks, can reverse the tide of ticks and the illnesses they cause.
A rare but dangerous tick-borne virus is on the rise across the U.S. The Powassan virus is spread mainly by the deer tick, ...
There are no vaccines or medicines available to prevent or treat the Powassan virus ...
The CDC warned that emergency room visits due to tick bites are at their highest level since 2017. That may portend an ...
Many online sources claim that certain plants are natural tick repellents. But will growing them in your backyard really keep ...
Every year, “The Tick Guy” Thomas Mather is asked if the tick season will be bad, and his answer is always yes. “Most tick ...
A ranking places Nantucket third among America's most tick-infested locations, as both islands off Cape Cod continue to ...
In Lake County, one of the more prevalent species is the deer tick, also known as the black-legged tick, and it’s a common ...
This online tool uses several signals, including weather, seasonal tick activity, and other factors, to calculate scores for ...
The CT Department of Public Health is encouraging people to send in ticks they find for identification and testing.
Cases of Powassan virus have hit the news in recent months because of the potentially life-altering, sometimes fatal, ...