Tick bites are are on the rise this and they can carry some nasty illnesses. ... If the tick is positive for a pathogen, it doesn't necessarily mean you've been infected.

MilTICK tests for all of these, and fortunately, these pathogens are much rarer than the Lyme disease pathogen – for example, only one confirmed positive tick for Powassan virus has been found ...

Tick season is already off to a rough start, and catching bites early is key to preventing tick-borne disease. Research ...

Tick bites don’t always leave a ... someone else, or a pet, save it and seek medical attention so it can be tested for Lyme. If it’s positive, that doesn’t mean you’ll develop the ...

The disease, which can be fatal, is spread through a parasite in Asian Longhorned Ticks, a new invasive tick only recently ...

“Wherever we found positive ticks, there were cases,” Stromdahl said. “They’re small numbers, but that’s why we want to give the early warning before more people get sick. ...

“If you live in Manhattan,” Diuk-Wasser said, “most likely you got it by traveling. If you live in Queens or the Bronx, you ...

“Wherever we found positive ticks, there were cases,” Stromdahl said. “They’re small numbers, but that’s why we want to give the early warning before more people get sick.” ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) – This year’s tick season in New York State is expected to be dangerous, experts are warning. Emergency room visits for ticks are the highest in the northeast this year ...

None tested positive for Rocky Mountain spotted fever, but four ticks did test positive for Colorado tick fever virus. The 32 western black-legged ticks all tested negative for Lyme disease.

Tick bites are are on the rise this and they can carry some nasty illnesses. Which are most common depends where you live.