The most common species of ticks found in Minnesota are the black-legged tick and the American dog tick. There were 31,000 reported cases of Lyme disease in Maryland between the years 2000 and 2020.

Powassan encephalitis and Rocky Mountain spotted fever, two serious tick-borne diseases, have been identified in Minnesota residents, state health officials said today. More commonly occurring ...

often called the “deer ticks,” to feed across the forested regions of Minnesota. This type of tick carries the agents of several diseases, including Lyme disease, human anaplasmosis ...