Forty-nine Americans were diagnosed with Powassan virus disease in 2023, the highest annual total since national reporting ...

Plus, how to prevent future bites. Ticks are common parasites that feed on wildlife, pets, and people throughout North America. Most ticks that bite humans belong to a group known as "hard ticks," ...

Warmer temperatures bring out ticks that spread diseases such as Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. But another ...

Ticks are tiny parasites that feed on the blood of humans and animals. Adult ticks typically measure about 3 to 5 millimeters in length, based on their age, sex and species. Because of their small ...

Tick these TikTok tricks off your list. With the rise in disease-harboring ticks across the country also comes an uptick in viral hacks to remove the nasty suckers. But don’t believe everything you ...

Warm weather means more time spent outdoors, hiking wooded trails, and enjoying long afternoons in the backyard. Unfortunately, it also means tick season is in full swing across much of the South.

Researchers uncover how tick‑borne nairoviruses strip immune‑signaling tags, offering a path toward biosurveillance as new ...

The tick population is on the rise in North Carolina and much of the nation. Here's how to keep the blood suckers at bay.

More than 1,000 cases of tick and mosquito-borne illnesses were reported in North Carolina in 2025, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. Health leaders said spotted ...