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Cases of several tick-borne diseases surged again in Maine last year, according to a new report from the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Scientists say that insulating leaf litter and snow pack helped ticks to survive.
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The Maine Center for Disease Control says a Waldo County resident has died of Powassan virus after being bitten by an infected deer or woodchuck tick.
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Deer ticks are found in wooded, leafy, shrubby areas, including yards, and can transmit several diseases.
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The state Center for Disease Control is urging the public to take precautions to prevent exposure to tick-related diseases. That’s because October and…
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This week Maine Public is focusing coverage on climate change, and threats it poses to Maine and to the planet. Among those threats is an increasing…
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A serious tick-borne disease — other than Lyme — has established itself in southern Maine. Researchers from the Maine Medical Research Institute in…
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By Michael Casey, The Associated PressCONCORD, N.H. — The drought conditions that have gripped much of the Northeastern U.S. this summer appear to have a…
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PORTLAND, Maine - October is the peak season for adult deer ticks in Maine, and Lyme disease researchers at the Maine Medical Center Research Institute…