Pritt identifies the following risk factors: "Living or spending time in wooded or grassy areas, especially in the Northeast, upper Midwest and Pacific Northwest ... skin checks for possible tick ...

Maryland is home to multiple types of ticks, which can spread disease. Here's what to look out for and how to avoid ...

Seattle Times reporter Lynda V. Mapes, in an effort to learn more about our forests, overcame her fear and climbed a 200-foot ...

Tick paralysis is most common in the Pacific Northwest and Rocky Mountain states. It's caused by a toxin in tick saliva that disrupts nerve and muscle function. This can only occur if a tick attaches ...

As tick season unfolds across the Inland Northwest, some are concerned it could ... even if it's in your skin, you just want to get it off as soon as possible. From breaking news to special ...

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services has launched a new tick surveillance website that maps county-level ...

INLAND NORTHWEST – As tick season unfolds in the Inland Northwest, concerns are rising about the possibility of a severe tick season. Hugh Lefcort, a biologist at Gonzaga University, has been ...

Some attendees also voiced worries that the expansion of timber production could severely impact endangered species in the Pacific Northwest. "I know a lot of us are really worried about the ...