According to the IDPH, the Blacklegged tick can transmit ... Most asymptomatic people with babesiosis do not need treatment. Lone Star Tick The Lone Star Tick is widely distributed across the ...

EME is a bacteria transmitted by blacklegged tick bites that can cause human ehrlichiosis, a severe disease that can cause complications if not treated quickly. IDPH’s Vector Control Program has ...

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

Theileriosis, a disease carried by Asian longhorned ticks, has been detected in Iowa cattle for the first time. The disease can cause anemia and death in cattle, but it poses no risk to humans. Cattle ...

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

May is National Lyme disease Awareness Month, making it the perfect time for communities to ramp up efforts around tick education and prevention. The Illinois Department of Public Health urges the ...

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH ... provider immediately and let them know about tick exposure so that you can obtain testing and treatment that can prevent serious illness.” ...

In fact, the number of tick-borne illnesses reported each year to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has more than doubled over the past two decades (though during the pandemic there ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reported cases of tick-borne illnesses have more than doubled over the past two decades, meaning it’s more important than ever ...

State health officials say the first tick to test positive for ... if not treated quickly. The Illinois Department of Public Health’s Vector Control Program warns health care providers in ...