Breadcrumb Home News Monthly news archive May 2026 Tick-Borne Diseases Ticks deer tick longhorned tick blacklegged tick Lyme Pathogens Emerging Diseases Emerging Pathogens Climate Change Global Climate Change Global Health Bacteriology Virology Public Health Public and Ecosystem Health Department of Public and Ecosystem Health Center for Disease Control and Prevention Babesia DEET Permethrin It’s Already a Bad Tick Season. Here’s How to Protect Yourself. [The New York Times] May 07, 2026 Tick season has begun with a vengeance: This year, there were more emergency-room visits for tick bites during the month of April than in any year since 2017....