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 ...

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, ...

As the weather improves and your family (dogs included) start to go outside for long walks and hikes, Alexandria Health Department officials said they want you to check yourself for common parasites ...

Northern Virginia is welcoming warmer spring weather. But unfortunately, spring also ushers in tick season. Dr. Gary Kaplan practices integrative medicine in McLean. He says NoVA is “an endemic area” ...

Alpha-gal Syndrome is spiking as a once-regional pest gentrifies some of America's wealthiest areas. Meet the businesses protecting you from Team Tick.