With tickborne illnesses on the rise, experts are urging you to stay extra vigilant. Follow these six steps to protect yourself.

State officials say Asian longhorned ticks and the parasite Theileria orientalis Ikeda were found in a cattle herd in Van ...

Ticks are arthropods, not insects, and can transmit diseases like Lyme disease. Ticks inhabit areas with tall grass, shrubs, ...

A partnership between Kent County parks and Calvin University aims to study ticks that may cause disease to better understand ...

They're small and they're mighty, and they're here in Wisconsin.June marks the month where experts see "the most number of Lyme disease cases" in the state, which is a common tick-borne ...

With that growing presence comes a greater risk of tick-borne illnesses like Lyme disease, which is on the rise in Michigan, ...

State lawmakers approved a bill this spring to ensure families have access to information about alpha-gal syndrome.

Any ticks collected are sent to the state's public health department to be identified. The Will County Health Department ...

Lawmakers are poised to change Illinois state law to address an issue NBC 5 Investigates exposed last fall, seeking to limit ...

How to "fight the bite" during an uptick in the insects in Illinois as warmer weather has more people and pets heading ...

You've probably already seen them if you've been outside, but here's what you need to know about ticks in Illinois this year.