PORTLAND (WGME) -- Tick experts are warning Mainers to prepare for an increase in tick populations this spring, following a winter that was not consistently cold enough to reduce their numbers.

Here’s a look at how deer ticks have spread across the U.S. since ... The Midwest has especially seen an increase in cases, ...

See how deer ticks have spread across the U.S. since 1996 ... The Midwest has especially increased in cases. The CDC advises that people wear long pants and shirts when in tick-infested areas ...

Fortunately, the U.S. Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has compiled ... of these ticks is their resilience. Blacklegged ticks—also commonly called deer ticks—are found in ...

However, the CDC notes that, even after that revision ... being bitten by an infected black-legged tick, also called a deer ...

A Bozeman hunter’s bird dog has alerted health officials to the possibility that the tick that carries Lyme disease – the ...

tick or deer fly, according to Ruderfer. People who interact with rabbits regularly should see a doctor if they develop any of the symptoms listed, he advised. The CDC report says: "Many factors ...

People can become infected by tick or deer fly bites, drinking water contaminated with the bacteria, or coming into contact with infected animals like rabbits or rodents, the CDC says. Tularemia ...