These "black-legged ticks", Ixodes scapularis, really suck and can carry the Babesia parasite, which can cause babesiosis. Image courtesy CDC/Michael L. Levin, Ph. D. 1990. (Photo by Smith ...

Eight states in the Northeast U.S. are seeing increasing rates of an emerging tick-borne illness called babesiosis, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. From ...

Tickborne disease has been on the rise in the US, with the number of cases growing 25% from 2011 to 2019. Among them is babesiosis, which has become significantly more prevalent in the Northeast in ...

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People in eight states should know signs of another tick-borne disease as cases rise, the CDC said. Babesiosis is caused by tiny parasites that infect red blood cells and are spread by certain ticks.