Lyme disease cases quadruple in Michigan as tick populations explode

Health officials urge Michiganders to take precautions to prevent tick bites as the blood-sucking arachnids spread to more ...
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Ticks are already out, but you can avoid illness with simple actions

Michigan is seeing more cases of tick-borne disease, but simple actions can minimize the risk this summer.
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First Reported Alpha-Gal Syndrome Death, Meat Allergy From Tick Bite

The lone star tick, seen here in a vial, can transmit alpha-gal sugar and thus alpha-gal syndrome. (Staff photo by Ben McCanna/Portland Portland Press Herald via Getty Images) Tick. Tick. Tick. It was ...

Alpha-gal syndrome from Lone Star tick bites "an emerging public health concern in Massachusetts"

The Lone Star tick, which can cause alpha-gal syndrome, is spreading north throughout Massachusetts.
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Researchers sound alarm over population surge of menacing creature: 'They are not dying off'

Experts in northern Indiana are warning residents of an uptick in the population of a tiny but menacing parasite. As The Observer reported, scientists are concerned that the tick population in St.