The Northeast has seen a rise in tick-related hospitalizations this summer, but CT health officials say they're prepared.

Warmer spring weather translates to the start of tick season in Connecticut, and this year state scientists will be starting a new program to trap and monitor ticks in all eight Connecticut ...

It’s tick season, and national data shows more people are going to the emergency room for tick bites than they have in years.

A Connecticut woman has died after becoming infected with the tickborne Powassan virus, state health officials announced this week. The state Department of Public Health reported that the woman ...

It’s spring — and warmer weather brings ticks. Tick-borne illnesses in Connecticut have been on the rise in recent years, according to scientists at the state’s Agricultural Experiment Station.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — For those looking to go outside and enjoy a beautiful spring day, keep in mind that Connecticut is attracting more and more ticks, and those ticks are carrying more and ...

Dr. Megan Linske, a vector ecologist with the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, said she's seen changes in new tick species since the study program began five years ago.

The Active Tick Surveillance Program began in 2019 to better understand where ticks are, the dangers they pose to people and how invasive tick populations are spreading.

Ticks Ticks can be found in Connecticut’s forests and areas with long grass fields. While tick bites usually are not harmful, ticks can spread potentially deadly diseases. In addition to Lyme disease, ...

The first-ever recorded Northeast case of tick-borne Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis, a spotted fever, was reported in Connecticut, officials said.

The first human case of a rare tick-borne illness has been reported in Connecticut. The case also marks the first time Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis has appeared in the northeast, according to ...