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Ticks

Tick activity appearing earlier as emergency visits rise in New Jersey

  • Apr 22
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Record heat, rising tick populations collide in Pennsylvania

  • Apr 16

NJ man is 1st confirmed death linked to a meat allergy spread by ticks

  • Nov 14, 2025
CDC via AP, File

Justin Timberlake puts spotlight on Lyme disease | What to know

  • Aug 1, 2025

DEP warns about start of tick season in Pa.

  • May 8, 2025

Tickborne illnesses rise with rising temperatures

  • May 24, 2023

Babesiosis, a tickborne disease, on the rise in Northeast: CDC

  • Mar 17, 2023

Protecting yourself from ticks and Lyme disease

  • May 18, 2021

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Tick activity appearing earlier as emergency visits rise in New Jersey

  • Apr 22
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Alpha-gal Syndrome Death: NJ man believed to be 1st to die from meat allergy caused by a tick bite

  • Nov 14, 2025
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What to know about Lyme disease symptoms, more

  • Aug 1, 2025
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Tick season returns: What Pa. residents should know and how to protect yourself

  • May 6, 2025
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Tips to help prevent ticks

  • May 20, 2024
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Tickborne illnesses rise with rising temperatures

  • May 24, 2023
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Keeping yourself safe from ticks and Lyme Disease this summer

  • May 18, 2021
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Even in winter, Lyme ticks can be a threat

  • Jan 11, 2020

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Tick season could be worse this year, experts say

The Lyme Disease Research Group reports a mild winter could make this year's tick season especially rough.

  • Jul 8, 2020

Even in winter, Lyme ticks can be a threat

With a warm weekend ahead, many people will be outdoors, working in the yard, golfing, or taking walks. Most probably don't realize they'll have company - ticks.

  • Jan 11, 2020

Kids Health Matters: Preventing and treating bug bites

They crawl, they fly and they bite. Bug bites used to be considered just an annoyance, but now we know some insects carry very serious diseases.

Kentucky man shocked to find tick latched on to his eyeball

The unpleasant discovery was made after he unsuccessfully tried to flush out his eye.

  • Jul 17, 2019

Lone Star tick bite can spark unusual food allergy to red meat

Warmer weather means more ticks and a greater risk for some of the diseases the bugs carry. One can leave you with a new food allergy.

  • Jul 11, 2019