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The invasive Asian longhorned tick feeds on livestock, wildlife, pets and people, but it's not clear if it carries diseases commonly found on other tick species in Maine.
Health departments struggle to adequately survey for ticks to warn doctors about new species and the diseases they carry.
Ohio is one of the most tick-infested states in the U.S., according to the "2025 States with the Most Ticks & Tick-Borne ...
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The University of Maine and the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) have confirmed the presence ...
Here in Maine, where babesiosis was not previously considered endemic, the incidence of the illness soared a whopping 1,422% in less than a decade.
Officials say the invasive Asian longhorned tick has been found in Maine for the first time. The tick was found in Cumberland County. The tick was submitted through University of Maine Cooperative ...
Another key indicator to keep an eye on is the weekly jobless claims report. As I said in my previous coverage, I am ultra ...
New England is warming faster than the rest of the world, which has correlated with a marked uptick in cases of tick-borne diseases.
Here in Maine, a very different warning has echoed for decades: the rise of tick-borne diseases, especially Lyme. Since its ...
Most people are familiar with Lyme disease, but did you know there's another tick-borne illness quietly spreading like ...