Newswatch 16's Emily Kress spoke with an expert who says the number of ticks in the woods this fall has spiked.

Have you been bitten by a tick, or think you might have been exposed? If so, the Pennsylvania Tick Research Lab wants to hear from you. The lab can test your tick for a range of tick-borne diseases, ...

Warmer weather means tick season across the U.S., and a number of tick-borne disease cases has increased over the past few years. “Lyme disease is gonna be the most common disease we see,” said Nicole ...

Tick season is upon us and we’ll likely see more ticks around this spring and summer. “We are right in the middle of tick season yet again typically March, April and May is when we see our big spikes, ...

Thousands of Australians report suffering debilitating chronic symptoms after getting a tick bite. But their illness — and ...

Research collaboration by the Texas A&M Department of Entomology and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA, creates potential for genetic tools to control disease-spreading ticks. A recently ...

EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. -- It's getting warmer out, so it's important to remember to be on the lookout for ticks. Pennsylvania is a leader for tick exposures and tick-borne diseases, and researchers don ...

The spike is a public health concern because Lyme disease can lead to life-threatening medical problems if left untreated.

MARSHFIELD, Wis. (WSAW) - Ticks might be one of our least favorite creatures. If you find a tick on yourself or your pet, the first reaction may be to squish it or flush it down the toilet, but ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — If you’re already ticked off about the hot weather, wait until you hear about this — the tick-borne-illness, babesiosis, has landed in the Hampton Roads area, according to Old ...

More than 2,000 cases of Lyme disease are reported each year in Connecticut. Tick-borne diseases have become more prevalent in recent years — that’s because the bugs prefer warmer weather, and ...