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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...