Tick-borne illness surge reaches decade high across US and UK

Increased transmission of Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever poses direct health risks to populations in affected US and UK regions.

Across the United States and United Kingdom, tick populations have swelled to levels unseen in a decade, carrying with them a quiet but serious threat to public health. Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever — illnesses capable of lasting neurological, cardiac, and even fatal consequences — are now spreading at elevated rates through bites that often go unnoticed until symptoms emerge days or weeks later. Warming temperatures and expanding tick habitats have shifted what was once a seasonal caution into a year-round public health concern. Health agencies on both sides of the Atlantic ar

Tick-borne illness surge reaches decade high across US and UK

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