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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

If you find a tick on your pet and you don't know what to do, read on. Learn to look for and remove the tick before it causes ...

After removing a tick from your skin, clean the bite area and your hands with rubbing alcohol or soap and water, the CDC recommends. After a tick removal or suspected tick bite, keep an eye on the ...

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