Ticks are found across Virginia in all settings, from rural to urban, and can cause several diseases that can affect people. Ticks maybe tiny and hard to spot, but they can cause a number of serious ...

As summer calls us outdoors, a crucial health warning emerges from medical experts. While Lyme disease often grabs headlines, a lesser-known but increasingly concerning tick-borne illness, babesiosis, ...

With more ticks around, if you're out and about, it's important to stay vigilant. "Long sleeves, long pants, long socks, good ...

Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne illness in the United States, infecting an estimated 476,000 people each year.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Officials have confirmed that a Virginia calf has played host to a tick that was previously only found in east Asia, Tonga, Vanuatu and New Jersey. The Daily Progress ...

BLACKSBURG, Va. – Virginia Tech researchers are investigating Lyme disease awareness in the New River Valley as cases continue to rise across the region. The Commonwealth ranks tenth nationally in ...