America has a tick problem. While the overall number of ticks may not be increasing annually, the species of ticks that call ...

Do not twist or jerk the tick; this may cause the mouthparts to break off and remain in the skin. Do not squeeze, crush or ...

Babesiosis typically occurs in the Northeast and the Upper Midwest, but new research suggests rare cases are emerging in the ...

The test came back positive not just for babesiosis but also for Lyme disease, another far more common illness caused by the same type of tick ... collected 1,310 ticks in Virginia, Maryland ...

researchers analyzed ticks that were collected from parts of the District of Columbia (DC), Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. The scientists were looking for the Babesia microti ...