I’d done everything you’re supposed to do to avoid a tick bite: Tucked permethrin-impregnated pants into permethrin-impregnated socks. Sprayed picaridin on my boots. Once indoors, I removed my outdoor ...

The Illinois Department of Public Health is urging residents to take precautions against tick bites after a state resident became seriously ill with Powassan, according to a community announcement.

When researchers studied Norwegians who thought tick bites caused their chronic health problems, they found no objective ...

Warmer weather means tick season across the U.S., and a number of tick-borne disease cases has increased over the past few years. “Lyme disease is gonna be the most common disease we see,” said Nicole ...

Powassan is a rare, but serious disease. Its rarity presents a challenge to those who study it. Research in a lab setting requires strict safety controls and investments that are hard to come by for ...

Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) is a severe haemorrhagic fever virus transmitted by tick to animal and humans. Discovered in 2009, the virus is found in South-East Asian ...

An Australian teenager who died after eating beef sausages on a camping trip has been confirmed as the nation's first death ...

(NEXSTAR) – You’ve likely heard public health officials’ repeated pleas to check yourself, your kids and your pets for tick bites, which can spread serious diseases. While Lyme disease gets the most ...

A newborn baby from Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts is fighting for her life at a Boston hospital after preliminary tests show she contracted Powassan virus, a rare but serious tick-borne disease ...

A Massachusetts mother has identified her newborn daughter, who has a possible case of Powassan virus, which is under investigation by health officials on Martha's Vineyard. Health officials did not ...