Blacklegged ticks now account for 99% of reported tick bite illnesses in Vermont, and more than half tested carry Lyme disease.

While tick bites increase every summer, with another small spike in the fall, 2025's numbers are the worst since 2019, ...

Bugs found in 29 states, primarily Florida and Texas, may be invading homes and spreading a deadly parasite responsible for a ...

Use insect repellent containing DEET, and stay on paths, trying to avoid tall grass or areas of ferns and bracken.

Scores of the US are reporting a higher rate than usual in tick bites which has prompted medics to warn about the many Lyme disease symptoms.

However, it did cause a health scare for Colt, one of the 7-week-old golden retriever puppies. The bite happened at his skull, fracturing it in three separate places, a July 2 TikTok video posted to ...

The CDC has confirmed that, so far, July has recorded the highest number of cases since 2017, with children under 10 and ...