A newborn baby from Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts is fighting for her life at a Boston hospital after preliminary tests show she contracted Powassan virus, a rare but serious tick-borne disease ...

Winter in Florida means more time outdoors, and possibly more exposure to tick-borne diseases. But the news isn’t all bad: ...

A Massachusetts mother has identified her newborn daughter, who has a possible case of Powassan virus, which is under investigation by health officials on Martha's Vineyard. Health officials did not ...

Tick-borne viruses are becoming an increasingly common problem because of rising temperatures and changing climates that are creating ideal environments for the arachnids to thrive, and scientists ...

Summer means warmer weather, more family outings and the possibility of an encounter with a creepy crawly, also known as a tick. Tick season is year round in Georgia, experts say. However ticks are ...

A baby girl is being treated for a rare tick borne virus on Martha’s Vineyard. Public health officials say they are investigating preliminary results of a Powassan Virus Infection on the Vineyard ...

Izzy Romero is your community news reporter covering northern San Luis Obispo County, including San Miguel, Paso Robles, Templeton, Atascadero, and Santa Margarita. As the weather starts to warm up on ...

HANCOCK COUNTY — The Hancock County Health Department’s Vector Control Program is reminding local residents to take precautions to prevent insect bites this summer season. A vector is an animal, ...

LOWELL, Mass., June 13 (Reuters) - Large numbers of ticks, the parasites that carry Lyme disease, are expected to emerge in New England in the coming weeks, experts said on Friday. Abundant snow over ...

A New Jersey man is the first person believed to have died from alpha-gal syndrome, a meat allergy triggered by a tick bite, ...