Tick season is here once again, and the experts are ready. Historically, tick season has run from April through September — but mild winters are causing ticks to arrive earlier and stick around later.

Ticks are active in Fairfax County almost year round, including warm winter days. Lyme disease is still the best known and most common disease spread by ticks in Virginia, but there are others such as ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — As the warm weather approaches, Patient First in the Greater Richmond area is reminding residents to be prepared for tick season as the Centers for Disease Control and ...

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