The first known case of Bourbon virus, a rare illness with no known treatment that's caused by a bite from a Lone Star tick, ...

When avid hiker Keith Hendricks went to unzip his tent during a camping trip in New York's Catskills, he said he found about 20 lone star ticks outside the tent flap, the Times Union reported.

In five U.S. states with established lone star tick populations, 24% of individuals were estimated to test positive for alpha-gal IgE, according to findings published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly ...

The Bourbon virus has previously been found in New York populations of lone star ticks, and it’s been suspected in at least ...

A rare, potentially fatal virus has been confirmed in New York state for the first time. Michael Larkin, 67, of Brookhaven, ...

While rare, one expert said Bourbon virus is probably underdiagnosed and may be expanding in the U.S. Here's what to know ...

The Bourbon virus gets its name from Bourbon County, Kansas, where it was first identified and is spread through bites from ...

The lone star tick, shown on this plant leaf, can transmit the Bourbon virus. Credit: Ilia Rochlin, Stony Brook University. A ...

With heat waves throttling the Northeast, lone star ticks on Martha’s Vineyard and cyclospora in our salads, not even the ...

After visiting the Island in June, I wrote to 24 select board and department of health members, voicing my concerns about the lack of signage for the lone star tick. This tick has been on the Island ...

Experts warn tick populations are changing as new risks emerge across Canada ...

From Albrightsville to Zehners and everywhere in between, folks are able to check on the risk of ticks in their hometowns.