COLUMBIA, Ky.—After a four-wheeler ride with her husband, Mackie Jo Pennington sat on her aunt’s porch, not noticing the tiny dots on her pant leg. As it turned out, those dots were poppy-seed-sized ...

(NEXSTAR) – Ticks have been known to carry bacteria capable of causing illnesses like Lyme disease and a condition that can leave you allergic to red meat. Now, researchers have found a new tick-borne ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A newly identified tick-borne virus is circulating in China, and ...

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Scientists in China have identified a novel tick-borne virus that causes an influenza-like illness characterized by fever, fatigue, gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms and abnormal lab findings. The team, ...

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In the latest sign of the daunting public health challenge ticks pose to Long Island, Lyme disease cases in New York increased almost 16% last year compared with 2024, according to preliminary figures ...

Cases of a life-threatening allergy caused by a certain kind of tick bite are rising in Illinois as ticks expand their reach in the Midwest -- and a second wave of tick season could soon be coming.

If it feels like everyone is talking about ticks this summer, there’s a good reason. Delaware ranks among the nation’s highest-risk states for several tick-borne illnesses, according to research ...

NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — It’s a video that will make you feel itchy: dozens of small ticks crawling all over a North Kingstown man’s legs. Jason Wilkins told 12 News he was checking his trail ...

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The ticks got an early start this year, and they’ve been busy. In April, 105 of every 100,000 emergency-room visits nationwide involved a tick bite, up 52% from the year before. In May, that number ...