Once called Nantucket fever, the tick-borne illness babesios is spreading from the Northeast into the Midwest. A clinical trial starts this month to see if an anti- malaria drug can treat the disease.

Governor Brian Kemp signed a controversial school choice bill into law on Tuesday.

Savannah is getting 30-million-dollars to address flooding issues.

Emory University researchers have created a map that shows where lone star ticks are in Georgia.

The map can give researchers clues to understanding tick-borne diseases, while also showing the public where they’re likely to encounter a lone star tick in the state.

Experts warn that new tropical viruses are headed for the U.S. – and the country should take active measures to fend them off.

Patients who have digestive symptoms only after eating red meat may have developed an allergy caused by ticks. Previously, doctors looked for symptoms such as rashes, hives and breathing troubles.

Lyme Disease isn't the only tick-driven illness that residents of the northeast should worry about. The CDC says cases of Babesiosis, which can cause flu-like symptoms, are on the rise in 8 states.

A virus unknown until a little more than a decade ago is circulating among lone star ticks in Georgia, Emory University scientists say.

With more ticks carrying disease than ever, here's what you need to know about which ticks to watch out for and what to do if you get bitten.

The blood-sucking critters are capable of thriving along the West Coast, according to new research, though experts don't exactly know how they're picking up the bacterium that causes the illness.