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Ticks

Avoid ticks on people, on pets and in the yard.

Illustration of a tick being removed from skin by tweezers

Find tips on how to safely remove a tick from your skin.

Medical illustration of symptoms

Learn about symptoms and when to see a doctor.

Tickborne Diseases of the United States manual thumbnail

Tickborne Diseases of the U.S.

Map of the United States showing where american dog ticks can be found. Map shows they can be found in the eastern half of the US and California.

Where ticks live

Image of a tick on a blade of grass

What kind of tick is it?

Map of the United States showing Emergency department tick bites by region

NEW! Tick bite data tracker

Woman in the forest collecting ticks

Tick surveillance

Illustration of a man with Alpha-gal Allergy rash on his back and legs

Alpha-gal syndrome

Asian longhorned ticks

Tickborne Disease Surveillance Data Summary

Communications Resources

Lyme and Other Tickborne Diseases- Digital Press Kit

Tickborne Disease Videos

Ticks Image Gallery

Tickborne Diseases

Page last reviewed: May 1, 2021

Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division of Vector-Borne Diseases (DVBD)