In 2025, six submissions to the state's tick identification service were determined to be lone star ticks. This year there ...

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, ...

Tick-borne diseases are common throughout the United States, and most cases are treated effectively. A rarely diagnosed ...

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

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

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 ...

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

One tick bite, a lifetime of changes. A Nova Scotia woman is sharing her experience after a suspected lone star tick bite led ...

Americans who spend time outdoors are increasingly at risk of developing a life-altering food allergy triggered not by what ...

A Nova Scotia woman developed alpha-gal syndrome after a suspected lone star tick bite, forcing her to avoid mammalian meat ...

Alpha-gal syndrome is a strange tick-borne illness that induces an allergy to a specific type of sugar found in red meat.

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 ...