The CDC says this is one of the worst tick seasons in recent years, with more than 229 out of every 100,000 ER visits ...

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

The Fordham University Tri-State Tick Risk Index is at the highest it can be, 10/10, raising concerns about Lyme Disease, ...

The black-legged tick, Ixodes scapularis, also known as the deer tick, ranges across the eastern half of the country. It's one of many disease-carrying ticks in the U.S. (CDC) ...

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

And with the deer came deer ticks (Ixodes scapularis). When a tick feeds on an infected deer, it can take up the bacteria. The tick isn’t harmed, but it can pass the bacteria to its next victim.

Summer has arrived! Schools are out for summer vacation, and all the great summer activities have begun! The month of May was interesting with both hot and cool temperatures. One weather event that we ...

The Fordham Tick Index indicates a high risk of ticks in New York City due to increased acorn-eating animal populations.

With the deer came deer ticks (Ixodes scapularis) carrying borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes Lyme disease. When a tick feeds on an infected animal, it can take up the bacteria.

With the deer came deer ticks (Ixodes scapularis) carrying borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes Lyme disease. When a tick feeds on an infected animal, it can take up the bacteria.