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

Ticks can be active in any season and experts say it’s important to check for and remove the bloodsuckers as quickly as ...

I was quickly diagnosed with a wheat allergy, so for 11 years, every time I would get sick, I thought I had been contaminated by wheat.” Debbie Nichols does not remember the tick that transmitted her ...

Spotted lanternflies have become more widespread in Virginia and are starting to emerge as adults. Here's what to do if you see them ...

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

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

Tick borne illnesses are on the rise and it's not just Lyme disease. As WFIR's Denise Allen Membreno reports one locality in ...

As the warm weather brings more people outdoors, health experts are raising concerns about the increasing risk of tick-borne ...

"There is no actual treatment for the disease itself, so the biggest way to manage it is to control the tick through ...

The Virginia Cooperative Extension can help identify a tick, and the Virginia Department of Health is interested in information on new ticks in the area. Resources.

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 ...