CDC reports highest emergency room visits from tick bites since 2017

Tick Bites Are Sending Americans to Emergency Rooms at the Highest Rate in Nearly a Decade

Emergency room visits for tick bites are running at their highest rate since 2017 as warmer winters push tick populations into new regions, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. With Powassan virus and alpha-gal syndrome spreading alongside the ticks public health officials are urging Americans heading outdoors this Fourth of July weekend to check themselves carefully.

Ticks Are on the Move. Here Are the Risks in Your Region.

Summer is peak tick season, and with the pests comes the risk of Lyme, spotted fevers and other tick-borne illnesses. For decades, people across the United States have generally known what to expect from the ticks in their area. In the Northeast, where rates of E.R. visits for tick bites are the highest, for example, []

Tick Bites Are Sending More Americans to Emergency Rooms Than Ever Before This Summer

ER visits for tick bites rose 25 in April 2026 vs. the prior year. Lyme disease cases may be 500,000/year. Here's what to do about tick exposure this summer, and when to see a doctor.

Check yourself — or someone else: 2026 is the summer of ticks

Ticks are finding new corners of Canada and driving fear of Lyme disease into outdoorsy — and not-so-outdoorsy — types. So get naked, and arm yourself with information

Canada is facing a very real threat of ticks

Ticks! The word tends to give Canadians of all stripes a sense of the creepy-crawlies– and perhaps a touch of anxiety too. The small parasites that burrow into our skin and pose significant risk of Lyme disease are a regular summer worry for parents and pet owners– and doubly so this year. A wave of [] The post Canada is facing a very real threat of ticks appeared first on CityNews Montreal.