So far in 2025, more than 31% of the ticks tested in New York were positive for at least one pathogen, according to the ...

New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that emergency room visits caused by tick bites have ...

Researchers from Professor Wang Tao's team at the School of Life Sciences, Tianjin University, have recently offered fresh insights into how Severe ...

A CDC spokesperson told Newsweek that "the number of babesiosis cases reported each year has increased over time." ...

Health Why Lyme disease and other tick-borne conditions are on the rise Ticks are spreading globally and bringing familiar conditions such as Lyme disease with them, as well as totally new ones.

Not every tick bite yields disease, since not every tick carries pathogens or bites long enough to transmit them. Still, most reported cases of vector-borne disease (including mosquitoes) come from ...

Healthbeat reports tick populations are rising in the Northeast, raising tick-borne disease risks. Here’s how to stay safe.

Ticks are spreading beyond traditional regions experiencing an uptick in milder winters, with experts warning about the rise ...

Washington State University researchers have discovered how the bacteria that cause anaplasmosis and Lyme disease hijack ...

Tick Microbiome and Tick-Borne Pathogens Publication Trend The graph below shows the total number of publications each year in Tick Microbiome and Tick-Borne Pathogens.

Still, most reported cases of vector-borne disease (including mosquitoes) come from ticks, which can carry pathogens with terrible consequences.

In the past 20 years, scientists have discovered at least seven new tick-borne pathogens in the U.S., and reported cases of disease have more than doubled, according to a 2024 CDC report.