Emergency room visits for tick bites this year are at the highest levels since 2019, especially in the Northeast, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Southeast, including Georgia, saw a rise in tick bites earlier this year, resulting in an increase in hospital visits.

New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that emergency room visits caused by tick bites have spiked in 2025.

Ticks live in North Carolina year-round, and can transmit serious illnesses such as Lyme disease, ehrlichiosis, Rocky ...

See how many tick bite-related emergency department visits the Northeast has seen this summer compared to last summer.

Summer is always a more visible time for tick bites because humans are outside more, but experts caution that “every season ...

Doctors stress importance of tick prevention as CDC reports sharp increase in related emergency room visits in 2025.