According to the CDC, emergency room visits for tick bites in the Northeast are at their highest levels in at least five years.

Emergency room visits for tick bites this year are at the highest levels since 2019, especially in the Northeast, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

With Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses already on the rise, experts are urging residents to exercise “extreme caution” when spending time outdoors.

Populations of several tick species across both Nassau and Suffolk counties have exploded since the fall, experts told The Post.

“Red meat allergy” from tick bites is spreading both in US and globally Remember to check for ticks after your next stroll through the woods or long grasses.

According to tick expert Thomas Mather, spraying shoes with permethrin can help prevent tick bites and reduce the risk of tick-borne diseases like Lyme disease.

As temperatures rise, ticks of several kinds are flourishing in ways that threaten people’s health.

With the number of tick bite-related emergency room visits at a five-year high, a Maryland-based doctor has suggestions on what to do if you find a tick.

These ticks are about the size of a sesame seed, and are often so small that cows and livestock could host thousands of the insects – and have transmit diseases from livestock to humans.

An invasive tick species has been found to carry the bacteria that can case ehrlichiosis in humans, a discovery that has alarmed state biologists.