Ticks are not always deadly, and not all tick bites transmit these diseases. Tick-borne illnesses can be dangerous if they're ...

Kitsap epidemiologists have documented the first recorded case of a human contracting the disease tularemia from a marine ...

Two people in Los Angeles County are sick with a rare parasitic infection known as "raccoon roundworm," according to ...

While its bite isn't as dangerous as blacklegged tick, which spreads Lyme disease, lone star ticks do cause plenty of health ...

A new tick-borne virus called Wetland virus has been discovered in China, causing health concerns due to its potential to cause neurological disease. First identified in a patient from Inner Mongolia ...

Dr. Gib Morrow shared good news of a sort not often seen about substance abuse for the Kitsap Public Health District at its ...

ALBANY ‒ It wasn’t until I sat down this morning to write this article that I discovered ticks are parasitic arachnids. I’ve never liked ticks, and over the years I have had some bad experiences with ...

Imagine, if you will, someone so sadistic and devoid of empathy that they would write a letter to the editor rejoicing in the fact that lone star ticks are infecting Vineyarders with alpha-gal, ...

Sheridan County Public Health is reminding hunters and all lovers of the Wyoming outdoors that there are microorganisms that ...

Discover 3 common tick species in Iowa and the diseases they transmit. Learn how to protect yourself and your pets.

The suspected exposure was from a bat and occurred in the Gowganda area of the Timiskaming region; the person is hospitalized ...

The Brant County Health Unit says the person is in hospital after being exposed in the Timiskaming region in the northern ...