Emergency rooms nationwide are reporting a record-breaking increase in tick bite cases, according to new CDC data.

July 2025 is already surpassing previous highs set in 2017.

Director of the University of Rhode Island’s Center for Vector-Borne Disease and its TickEncounter Resource Center, Dr. Thomas Mather, and Dr. Tom Daniels joined the Morning Joe to discuss.

They say Lyme disease is still the top concern when it comes to tick bites, but note that ticks can transmit other pathogens as well.

With ticks being so plentiful right now, they say it’s likely that more people will end up getting sick from tick-borne infections.

Watch their interview here: