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Lyme disease-infested ticks discovered in three additional states — emergency room visits surge 25% this spring

Deer ticks that transmit Lyme disease have now been identified in Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, leading to a 25% increase in emergency room visits for tick bites in April 2026 compared to the same ...
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Tick season is getting worse. Can managing deer help?

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Virginia Barbatti moved with her family to Martha's Vineyard full time. It's an idyllic beach island off the coast of Massachusetts, a summer retreat for ...
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Summer ticks are getting worse—here's how to keep them out of your yard

Getting bitten by a tick is everyone's worst summer nightmare. Nothing quite spoils a family barbecue like discovering one of the little terrors attached to your leg—or to your child or pet. Apart ...
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Want to understand Lyme disease risk? Look to mice and acorns, not deer

Deer have long gotten a bad rap as drivers of Lyme disease — but a new study, using more than 35 years of data, shows they ...
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Tick season is getting worse. Can managing deer help?

Share this page on Twitter Share this page on Facebook Share this page on Email Share this page on Print In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Virginia Barbatti moved with her family to Martha's ...