Tick populations surge across US, bringing spike in Lyme disease and other illnesses

Rising cases of tick-borne diseases including Lyme disease affecting residents across multiple US states, with potential for serious health complications if untreated.

Each summer, the boundary between wilderness and domestic life grows thinner, and this year that boundary is being crossed by ticks in numbers not seen in recent memory. Across the United States — from the upper Midwest to the Northeast and into the heartland — warming winters, expanding deer populations, and suburban encroachment have conspired to produce a surge in tick populations and the diseases they carry. Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses are rising in tandem, and public health officials are urging Americans to recognize that prevention, practiced now, is far less costly than

Tick populations surge across US, bringing spike in Lyme disease and other illnesses

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