TickReport

06/07/2026

An explainer of where TickReport fits in and is helpful after a tick bite. TickReport is your early warning system and it helps build a passive surveillance community!

04/22/2026

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Explicación de TickReport: ¿por qué analizar un tick?

04/18/2026

https://youtu.be/6A7hJdbsWgQ?si=fgcReZj21BbImYQG

A mother shares her tick bite story

04/17/2026

Earlier this month, we received a tick submission from Tillamook County, Oregon. While no pathogens were detected in this one, some American dog ticks sent to us from the West Coast have tested positive for Francisella tularensis, a bacterium that can cause tularemia (www.cdc.gov/tularemia).

Tick bites can be stressful, but testing your tick with TickReport can help to ease it. By knowing what your tick was carrying, if anything, you can plan the best course of action possible with your healthcare team! Visit us at www.tickreport.com or email us at [email protected] for more information.

04/16/2026

🕷️ A tick bite shouldn't mean weeks of panic and unanswered questions.

Since 2006, TickReport has been turning that terrifying waiting game into real answers — fast. We analyze the tick that bit you and give you the evidence you need to take the next right step.

This story is for every parent who's found a tick on their child. Every person who's wondered, "Should I be worried?" Every family navigating the scary unknown of tick-borne disease.

You don't have to wait and wonder. You can know. 🔬

👉 Test your tick. Take control.

04/11/2026

What will an effective Lyme vaccine mean for tick-borne disease risk in the US?

After more than two decades without a human Lyme vaccine, this development marks a potenti al turning point in the fight against the nation's most common vector-borne illness. What will this mean for the future of ticks and tick-borne diseases?

04/03/2026

This week, we received a nymphal lone star tick from Anne Arundel County, Maryland, and confirmed it was infected with Borrelia lonestari bacteria. This is a pathogen that can cause Southern tick-associated rash illness (STARI) in its host.

Amblyomma ticks from the Old Line State have also tested positive for Ehrlichia ewingii and Ehrlichia chaffeensis (ehrlichiosis) and Rickettsia parkeri (rickettsiosis).

Instead of guessing what a tick could have exposed you to, send it to TickReport to know for sure! Testing for pathogens that can cause Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, and more begins at just $60—visit us at www.tickreport.com or email us at [email protected] for more information!

04/01/2026

It may be April Fool's Day, but this is no joke—the ticks are out and about! We've noticed an upswing in tick submissions lately and it's only to increase from here. Be sure to check your clothes and pets for ticks after spending time outdoors this season. 🌷

Send your ticks to TickReport to see what they may be carrying and take the guesswork out of your risk assessment. Testing for pathogens that cause Lyme disease, babesiosis, and Powassan virus starting at just $60: www.tickreport.com

03/29/2026

Explainer of TickReport service

03/27/2026

This black-legged deer tick from Norfolk County, Massachusetts, came to us with THREE pathogens:
1️⃣ Borrelia burgdorferi, bacteria that can cause Lyme disease
2️⃣ Babesia microti, a parasite that can cause babesiosis
3️⃣ Anaplasma phagocytophilum, bacteria that can cause anaplasmosis

To gauge your risk of exposure to these pathogens and more, test your tick with TickReport (www.tickreport.com)!

🔬 Remember: the best way to prevent tick-borne illness is to prevent tick bites. Check for ticks on your clothes and pets after spending time outdoors this spring.