TickBorne

A tick-borne disease known as babesiosis is on the rise in the US, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Cases, which primarily occur in the Northeast and Midwest, more than doubled in certain…

Babesiosis, a tick-borne disease, is endemic in 10 U.S. states, according to a March report by the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The parasitic disease primarily occurs within the Northeast and…

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) – Tick-borne illness cases in the United States are up 25% since 2011, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including a rare disease now spreading in the U.S. Northeast.…

These "black-legged ticks", Ixodes scapularis, really suck and can carry the Babesia parasite, which ... can cause babesiosis. Image courtesy CDC/Michael L. Levin, Ph. D. 1990. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images).Getty Images…