University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers have made a promising discovery that could lead to the development of a ...

Recent research suggests that Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus may also trigger alpha-gal syndrome, broadening the geographic risk for this potentially life-threatening meat allergy.

The western black-legged tick (Ixodes pacificus ... Outside of the U.S., a variety of tick species have been tied to alpha-gal syndrome. So, scientists had suspected that black-legged ticks ...

Both women reported being bitten by ticks, which suggests that other species — including Ixodes scapularis, also called black-legged or deer ticks — may also be associated with alpha-gal ...

Lab experiments have also supported the idea that these ticks are more likely to cause the allergy than other species in the U.S. But both Ixodes ticks are widely distributed through regions of ...

Other recorded species include the Asian longhorn tick and Ixodes cookei. Research has shown some adult ticks can overwinter, even during freezing cold conditions. Spring has come to Rochester and ...

An invasive species of tick, which can be found in New York—including on Staten Island—has recently been identified by ...

Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services officials are alerting the public about the recent identification of a tick new to Montana known as Ixodes scapularis, commonly referred to a ...

The tick can pass on diseases to all mammals and birds, but the impact on cattle is especially concerning, MDARD said.

However, a recent study published in the British Journal of General Practice suggests that Ixodes ricinus, a tick species native to the UK, could be transmitting the disease too. Article continues ...

Other recorded species include the Asian longhorn tick and Ixodes cookei. Research has shown some adult ticks can overwinter, even during freezing cold conditions. Spring has come to New York ...

Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services officials are alerting the public about the recent identification of a tick new to Montana known as Ixodes scapularis ... this spring.” The tick ...