The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services urges North Carolinians to “Fight the Bite” to reduce the risk of ...

RALEIGH — As warmer weather approaches, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services is urging North Carolinians to ...

Doctors diagnosed him with alpha-gal syndrome, which is caused by a bite from the lone star tick. Patients develop a delayed ...

While ticks are found year-round in North Carolina, they begin to be more of a risk in late spring. The CDC says that nearly 500,000 people are treated for tick-borne illnesses yearly in the US.