PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Temperatures are getting warmer, and more folks will soon be hitting the trail, walking through tall grass or just walking in a wooded area, but experts say beware of ticks.

It's Lyme Disease Awareness Month and the Central Shenandoah Health District is reaching out to remind residents of the dangers of ticks and the diseases they can carry. Ticks are found across ...

Roanoke, VA – ROANOKE, Va. — Welcome to this week’s rendition of What’s Going Around? Thanks to our partnership with John’s Hopkins University, we can visualize current disease activity in our area, ...

Early-season tick bites have been driving more people to emergency rooms since 2017, and Virginia, along with several other northeastern states, is in the bull’s-eye. “Ticks worry me more than bears ...

The Alexandria Health Department is launching a campaign designed to arm residents and visitors with information so they can tackle a tick if they happen to pick one up while hiking or playing. They ...

(NEXSTAR) — It’s been a gnarly year for ticks already in the U.S., with hospital visits spurred by tick bites reaching highs we haven’t seen in years. What that tick may spread to you, however, can ...