There are three types of ticks here in Massachusetts and the rest of New England. All of them can bite humans, but the ...

SHARON - A rare tick-borne disease has been reported in Massachusetts. The town of Sharon recently confirmed a case of the ...

The virus can cause encephalitis, a potentially fatal swelling of the brain, or meningitis, inflammation of the membranes ...

Sharon, Massachusetts, reports its first case of the tick-borne Powassan virus, with ten cases in the state this year.

New Jersey consistently has one of the country's highest rates of Lyme disease — the most common tickborne disease in the ...

Although the disease is rare, the number of reported cases of people sick from the virus has increased in recent years, the ...

Experts are suggesting the best solution may be actually updating your spring wardrobe with clothes treated to repel ticks.

Lone star ticks don't spread Lyme disease, but they can transmit other serious diseases and are linked to a mysterious meat ...

Ticks are second only to mosquitoes in the number of diseases they transmit to humans, St. Louis County said. Here's how to ...

As temperatures rise and the days get longer, people are spending more time hunting, fishing, hiking and enjoying the ...

ER tick bite reporting in the Northeast hit 69 visits for tick bites per 100,000 ER visits overall in March. The worst early ...