To keep track of tick populations in the state, the IDPH maintains a tick surveillance map online. It also provides information on diseases the ticks may carry, and other important information to ...

As tick season is well underway in Fort Leonard Wood, medical professionals at the General Leonard Wood Army Community ...

Finding a tick early and removing it within 36 hours is key to reducing the risk of infection. Tick prevention and awareness is crucial during the warmer months but necessary year round.

State officials announced they have located in Lake County the first tick in the state to test positive for a rare bacterium, which can cause serious disease in humans. The Illinois Department of ...

IDPH: Invasive tick species discovered in Illinois The ticks are smaller than a sesame seed and carry diseases that affect cattle.

State health officials say the first tick to test positive for Ehrlichia muris eauclairensis (EME), a bacteria transmitted by blacklegged tick bites, has been confirmed in Lake County. The ...

Ticks can vary in appearance depending on the type. There are two groups of ticks: "hard" and "soft" ticks, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health Prevention and Control.

Here are some simple tricks for preventing tick bites and techniques for removing them if they do bite.

WebMD explains first aid steps for removing ticks, leading carriers of disease, including Lyme.

Doctors tend to see tick paralysis more often in children, especially girls whose long hair may conceal ticks hiding behind the ear or on the scalp.

CHICAGO (WAND) — A tick infected with a rare illness has been found in Lake County. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced that the state’s tick surveillance system has ...