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Tick bite ER visits reach highest rate in nearly a decade

A column chart that shows U.S. emergency department visits for tick bites each April, measured per 100,000 visits. Rates rose from 56 in 2022 to 64 in 2023, dipped to 62 in 2024, then climbed to 68 in 2025 and 101 in 2026, the series high.

Tick bite ER visits in April

Data: CDC National Syndromic Surveillance Program; Note: 2026 data are preliminary; Chart: Carly Mallenbaum/Axios

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Trump nominates former deputy surgeon general to lead CDC

Kennedy returns to Capitol Hill with clout diminished

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