Tick-borne illness spreads across US as officials say it's now endemic in multiple states

A tick-borne disease is on the rise across the US to the point it has become endemic in three more states.

According to a new report, the number of cases of babesiosis have reached endemic proportions in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.

The number of cases of all tick-borne diseases is on the rise in the US, growing by 25 per cent from 2011 to 2019.