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Tick infections by state are surging in 2026, with the Northeast leading at 58 ER visits per 100,000. The post The 10 US ...

CDC reports the first New York case of Borrelia mayonii, a rare bacterium linked to a potentially more severe form of Lyme ...

A rare but potentially more dangerous bacterium behind Lyme disease has been detected for the first time in ticks in the ...

Screwworm infestations “can be deadly, especially when involving the scalp,” the doctors wrote in their case report. “Larvae ...

This time of year is not our peak season,” a scientist said. “But we’re receiving numbers that are similar to peak tick ...

The New World screwworm fly is threatening the $113 billion U.S. cattle industry for the first time in more than a half ...

The illness is still considered to be Lyme disease, but it comes with “very, very high level of bacteria” in the blood and ...

There’s a new type of Lyme disease in New York state.

Spiders can help control other household pests and may eat insects like mosquitoes and flies. But it's not uncommon to want ...

Ticks thrive in humid, overgrown areas. Learn how to safely remove them from your yard and prevent infestations.

This parasitic fly's maggots feed on live flesh, preferring livestock but also infecting humans, and can be fatal. And it's ...