Tick-borne diseases are rising, prompting a Texas study of four tick species in Sam Houston National Forest. Researchers ...

Cases of Lyme disease have been on the rise in Pennsylvania and nationwide.

Stay away from tall grasses and dense woods, especially during peak tick season.

IN response to lacklustre performances during his now concluded Forget Tomorrow World Tour, US singer Justin Timberlake ...

A Massachusetts woman is sharing her family's experience after her granddaughter was diagnosed with Powassan virus after a tick bite, leading to long-term health challenges. In June 2019, a 5-year-old ...

Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne illness in the United States, caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi. It spreads primarily through the bite of an infected black-legged tick, also ...

Ohio is home to a variety of tick species, most commonly the American Dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis), the Blacklegged or Deer tick (Ixodes scapularis), the Lone Star tick (Amblyomma americanum), ...

When ticks bite us, they release thousands of proteins through their saliva. Could a vaccine for the right ones stop ticks from latching on?

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

The black-legged tick, Ixodes scapularis, also known as the deer tick, ranges across the eastern half of the country. It’s one of many disease-carrying ticks in the U.S. CDC The eastern U.S. became a ...

They’re targeting the Ixodes scapularis (commonly known as blacklegged ticks or deer ticks), which can potentially transmit Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease. Blacklegged ticks ...