Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tick season is getting longer, wider and far more dangerous. Scientists across the U.S. are sounding the alarm as tick populations ...

First and foremost, it is crucial to do all you can to avoid tick bites as this is the best defense against tick-borne diseases. To begin with, it is important to know where to expect ticks. Ticks ...

Despite decades of public health messaging about Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses, cases continue to rise, ...

I’d done everything you’re supposed to do to avoid a tick bite: Tucked permethrin-impregnated pants into permethrin-impregnated socks. Sprayed picaridin on my boots. Once indoors, I removed my outdoor ...

INLAND NORTHWEST – As tick season unfolds in the Inland Northwest, concerns are rising about the possibility of a severe tick season. Hugh Lefcort, a biologist at Gonzaga University, has been ...

Once found mainly in New England and pockets of the Midwest, disease-spreading ticks are now appearing in more places across the U.S. Emergency room visits for tick bites are at their highest levels ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – Temperatures remain spring-like and warm in South Dakota- but if you’re heading outside, then beware of ticks. The South Dakota Department of Health (DOH) says they’ve ...

SPOKANE, Wash. – As tick season unfolds across the Inland Northwest, some are concerned it could be the worst in years. Hugh Lefcort, a biologist at Gonzaga University, has been researching ticks and ...

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