ticks

I wanted the tick horror headlines to be wrong. As if Lyme disease and Powassan aren't enough to worry about in NJ! But it's true, a bite from a Lone star tick can spark a red meat & dairy allergy. No more steak?! Here's my plan, NJ.

The state epidemiologist offers some important tips that may help you avoid serious tick-borne illnesses.

A new study finds a tick-borne disease known as Borrelia miyamotoi is now infecting people across the Northeast, and in some cases the symptoms are so extreme that people have gone to the hospital.

Lyme disease makes the headlines but there are plenty of additional reasons to avoid tick bites. New research highlights the latest in a growing list of tick-borne threats -- a distant relative of Lyme that's easy to confuse with other illnesses.

The Powassan virus has gained the attention of health officials in New Jersey. It's rarer than Lyme disease, but this tick-borne illness is deadlier and has had some activity in the Garden State over the past couple years.

Many exterminators are reporting high volumes of tick-related calls, not uncommon this time of year, but there are measures than can be taken to prevent being bitten.

Ticks, and the bacteria they carry, are a year-round issue, but in New Jersey, it's the next few months in which their presence is more known and dangerous.

New Jersey health officials say the state has had its first confirmed death from a rare tick-borne virus.

Lyme disease is about 10 times more common than previously reported, health officials said Monday.

Lyme Disease afflicts thousands of people in New Jersey alone and Congressman Chris Smith wants to see prevention, research and treatment for the debilitating disease increased.