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

Ticks are a growing menace in Connecticut, spreading Lyme disease and other serious maladies as continued warming allows the blood-sucking parasites to survive and thrive. State scientist and tick ...

Health Connecticut reports its first case of tick-borne Powassan virus in 2022: What to know Using insect repellent, avoiding areas where ticks are likely, and checking carefully for ticks after ...

Health officials in Connecticut announced the state’s first two cases of Powassan virus detected in 2021. The cases, which stem from an infected tick bite, involved patients between 50-79 years ...

Dangerous tick-borne viruses on the rise 01:44. A Connecticut woman has died after becoming infected with the tickborne Powassan virus, state health officials announced this week.. The state ...

Connecticut woman killed by rare tick-borne virus that caused chills, chest pain, and disorientation. By Andrea Michelson. Deer ticks can transmit bacteria and viruses, causing serious illness in ...

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 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.

Connecticut’s tick population is increasing this season, due to a variety of factors that include shorter and warmer winters and longer and wetter springs and summers, experts say. The state ...

DANBURY, Conn. (WTNH)– Tick communities in western Connecticut areas are found to be increasing, according to studies. The Tick-Borne Disease Prevention Laboratory at Western Connecticut State ...