These States Are Seeing Their Worst Tick Activity in Nearly 10 Years

ER Visits for Tick Bites Surge - Are You at Risk?

This year's tick season is expected to be the worst in a decade. Numbers are already increasing for emergency room

These states are seeing their worst tick activity in nearly 10 years

Emergency department visits for tick bites have climbed to their highest rate in nearly 10 years, with data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showing significant increases across multiple regions of the United States.Ticks can carry and cause serious diseases, including Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia. More species of disease-carrying ticks are spreading across the United States, such as the Asian Longh…

Corewell doctor talks ticks and treatment

Hospital emergency departments around the country are reporting an increase in visits related to ticks as the summer gets underway. Here in Southwest Michigan, there are plenty of places for ticks to thrive, with the region’s forests and dunes. Dr. Robert Nolan is with the emergency department at Corewell Health South in St. Joseph and tells us visits to the ER because of ticks are not uncommon around here. “There’s two ways that we’ll see peop…