ER visits for tick bites hit the highest level in nearly a decade. Here’s what to do if you find one

NewsHealthER visits for tick bites hit the highest level in nearly a decade. Here’s what to do if you find oneSome 31 million Americans are bitten by ticks each yearJulia Musto in New York Thursday 16 April 2026 22:09 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2959337","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/tick-bites-er-visits-us-cdc-b2959337.html","title":"ER visits for tick bites hit the highest level in nearly a decade"}}CloseUnderstanding and preventing tick bitesSign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in healthGet our free Health Check emailGet our free Health Check emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Health_Newsletter","regTitle":"Health Check","subscriptionGroup":"health","subscriptionGroupId":"a476a40b-80d6-475e-83ee-36e2c8c6dcb9","type":"health","pathPrefix":["/news/health","/news/science"],"associatedAuthors":["Rebecca Thomas"],"title":"Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health","mobileTitle":"Get our free Health Check email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/healthCheck1_1.png","description":"Behind the headline review on the week in health","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveIndyHealthNews","regSourceSection":"Health","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}The number of emergency room visits related to tick bites just reached its highest level in the U.S. in nearly a decade. For every 100,000 visits, 71 were du...