Experts are warning medical professionals and those who venture outdoors to be aware of a tick-borne illness that is moving ...

Although tick season reaches its peak from April through September, ticks can be active on warm days at all times of the year for a variety of reasons including suburbanization, ...

There are 16 different tick species in the commonwealth, according to the Virginia Department of Health (VDH). Only a select ...

Virginia has reported a dramatic spread in tick-borne illnesses in suburban neighborhoods. It's expected to get worse.

If you’re already ticked off about the hot weather, wait until you hear about this — the tick-borne-illness, babesiosis, has ...

Gaff, who leads ODU’s Tick Research Team, headed a group involved in the study that collected ticks at 18 sites in eastern Virginia. Out of more than 1,200 ticks they collected, eight were found ...

Ticks are spreading globally and bringing familiar conditions such as Lyme disease with them, as well as totally new ones.

The Asian longhorned tick first made its appearance in the U.S. in New Jersey in 2017, according to Keith Richmond with the ...

As summer calls us outdoors, a crucial health warning emerges from medical experts. While Lyme disease often grabs headlines, ...

Virginia has not been immune to the spread of the longhorned tick. The tick has been spreading rapidly into the state's cattle regions in particular, threatening Virginia's cattle industry. As of 2023 ...

While Lyme disease often grabs headlines, a lesser-known but increasingly concerning tick-borne illness, babesiosis, is making its presence felt in Virginia. As summer calls us outdoors, a crucial ...