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Ticks are already prevalent in the woods in Lorain County. However, health officials now report that another species of tick has migrated to the area, bringing the threat of Lyme disease with it.
Emergency departments are seeing a notable increase in patients with tick bites, and the state epidemiologist said a tick ...
“If you’re out all day long, try to do a quick check for ticks every few hours,” said Bobbi Pritt at the Mayo Clinic. “When ...
A CDC spokesperson told Newsweek that "the number of babesiosis cases reported each year has increased over time." ...
The advice to prevent and treat tick bites remains the same: scan your body for tick bites after spending time outdoors, ...
Tick exposure is higher this year than any of the last three years, an experts said. Plus, a new species is surging.
Every year, deer ticks bite thousands of people in the Northeast. And as winters in the region become more mild, adult deer ticks are becoming more active at a time when they’re normally dormant ...
In Minnesota, deer ticks and the illnesses they cause appeared in a few southeastern counties in the 1990s. But the tick has spread northward, bringing disease-causing bacteria with it.
It’s not just the hiking trail where you need to worry about ticks. These arthropods are now a problem in major cities—and they've brought disease with them.