(NEXSTAR) – The weather is warming up, which, for many parts of the country, means tick season is settling in. Unfortunately, we’re off to a less-than-ideal start this year. Emergency department ...

Ticks are expanding into new places, and more are carrying multiple diseases. By Maggie Astor Tick season has begun with a vengeance: This year, there were more emergency-room visits for tick bites ...

The month of April has seen nearly 100 emergency room visits for tick bites nationally, according to the CDC. That's the most for April since 2017. At the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District's ...

It's that time of the year when ticks appear, and it's important to be vigilant when it comes to recognizing them. There are many different kinds of ticks that exists in Massachusetts − among them are ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says hospital emergency room visits for tick bites are about twice as high in April this year than they were in previous years. Lyme disease cases ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — According to the CDC, 31 million people in the United States are bitten by a tick every year. In 2026, the CDC reported that tick bites are higher than normal in many parts of the ...

Spring’s warmer weather lures people outdoors – and into possible contact with ticks that spread Lyme disease. Already, the 2026 tick season is booming. On April 23, the Centers for Disease Control ...

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Emergency room visits tied to tick bites are rising across much of the U.S., with new federal data showing higher-than-normal activity as the country heads into peak tick season.

A rise in lyme disease-positive ticks and an increase in emergency room visits due to bites this spring has sparked plenty of concerns -- and theories -- about why such increases are happening. While ...

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Emergency room visits for tick bites were up more than 25% in April compared to the same month last year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Cases of Lyme disease are also on ...