A University of Arizona researcher is part of an effort to identify the diseases carried by ticks, and she's asking people to send her samples.

A CDC spokesperson told Newsweek that "the number of babesiosis cases reported each year has increased over time." ...

The type of tick that typically carries disease in New England is the deer tick, which can be as small as a poppy seed.

Emergency room visits for tick bites are at a six-year high. Here’s how to prevent tick bites, and what to do if you get ...

Remember that disease-carrying ticks can be tiny: at the nymph stage, when it's likely to bite you, a black-legged tick is the size of a poppy seed. Don't forget about pets and kids.

See how many tick bite-related emergency department visits the Northeast has seen this summer compared to last summer.

Black-legged ticks (also called deer ticks) make their home throughout the Northeast and upper Midwest. “Nearly 90% of ticks in the Northeast and upper Midwestern US are black-legged ticks ...

We’re right in the peak of tick season, but if you’ve been feeling like this year has been worse than usual, you’re not wrong ...

Black-legged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) or closely-related species are widespread throughout North America, Europe, North Africa and Asia. They are the primary vectors of a number of diseases, ...

ROANOKE, Va. – Most people think of ticks being out and about in the summer, but fall is when a dangerous species of ticks, the black-legged tick, is most active. Experts say sightings of the ...

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a first of its kind, once-yearly shot designed to protect dogs from fleas and ticks for up to a year.

Ticks are surging in the DMV, spreading Babesiosis, a dangerous disease. Experts urge caution, early removal, and prevention ...