Data: CDC National Syndromic Surveillance Program; Note: 2026 data is preliminary; Chart: Carly Mallenbaum/Axios Tick bites are sending a record rate of people in western states to the ER this spring, ...
Experts have warned we're in "for a very bad year." ...
The western U.S. is seeing high rates of emergency room visits for tick bites, according to the CDC’s tick bite data tracker.
Tick season seems to be off to a fast start, with an unusually high number of bites already reported across the country ...