It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. A rural business organisation has warned of a heightened risk of Lyme disease due to an increase in ticks. Scottish Land & Estates (SLE) has ...

But spending more time among nature means a heightened risk of tick bites, which can, in some cases, result in Lyme disease. May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month and the charity, Lyme Disease UK, is ...

Warmer temperatures increase tick activity, raising the risk of tick-borne illnesses, University of Maine Tick Lab warns.

Ticks are more likely to carry the bacteria that can cause Lyme disease in areas where pheasants are released, new research ...

With the arrival of spring and summer, the Midwest is bracing for an increase in tick activity – particularly deer ticks, ...