We spend a lot of time outdoors during the summer months. Allen County Director of Environmental Health, Brian Nartker, is in to talk about summer safety with ticks and mosquitos!

A new Lyme disease vaccine, VLA15, is currently being tested and the manufacturers could ask the FDA for authorization as ...

How to identify bug bites 1. Bees While bees make most people scream, thrash their arms, and run, the ‘lil buzzers aren’t ...

Experts say informed action can be the difference between a simple, itchy nuisance and a major medical emergency ...

Summer is the peak season for these five ailments that range from minor to deadly. The best way to deal with them is to avoid ...

How to identify and treat different insect bites - Experts say informed action can be the difference between a simple, itchy ...

Other early symptoms of Lyme disease mimic what you might experience with the flu: a fever, chills, muscle aches, and swollen lymph nodes. Within the first five to 10 days of Lyme disease infection, ...

Recommendations: wash the area with soap and water, and apply cold presses and topical antihistamines in case of intense ...

As summer heats up, so does tick season, and with it comes the risk of Lyme Disease. Dr. Dylan Wyatt, an emergency medicine ...

Your socks are critical to your outdoor wardrobe—these are your first line of defense against ticks. If you are hiking, ...

Virginia will begin tracking alpha-gal syndrome, a tick-borne illness that causes red meat allergies, after anecdotal reports ...

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