Check yourself - and your pets - for ticks regularly after you’ve been outside or on a walk or hike. They like to hide near the hairline, ears, neck, under arms or around the groin. Check between ...

In today’s Health Alert, tick-borne illnesses are on the rise, and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is ...

As summer quickly approaches, Vilas County public health officials are warning people about the dangers of ticks and urging them to take precautions before heading ...

Cases of tick-borne illnesses have risen 168% in Michigan over 5 years. Here's how you can prevent tick bites or treat them when they do happen.

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Officials recommend using insect repellents and performing tick checks as cases have increased over five years, reaching ...

Lyme disease and anaplasmosis, which both come from tick bites, are increasing significantly in Michigan over the past five years.

The UKHSA and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) said “fragments of West Nile virus genetic material” were found in some Aedes vexans mosquitoes collected in wetlands on the River Idle at ...

MENDOCINO CO., 5/20/25 – May is Lyme Disease Month, and Mendocino County Public Health wants residents and workers to be aware of the disease and how it is spread through tick bites. Lyme disease is ...

Essentia Health warns Lyme disease is on the rise with spring ticks. Symptoms include fever, fatigue and bull’s-eye rashes.

Doctors are warning people to be on the lookout for a parasite that is becoming increasingly more prevalent across the US.

Babesiosis, a rare tick-borne illness, is spreading through parts of the U.S. The disease could be especially dangerous for ...