It’s that time of year again. The sun is starting to shine brighter, the leaves are slowly unfolding, daffodils are blooming, and one of the Island’s biggest public health enemies is returning: the ...

According to the Companion Animal Parasite Council’s 2025 forecast, the deer tick is expanding its U.S. range southward and westward.

For those looking to go outside and enjoy a beautiful spring day, keep in mind that Connecticut is attracting more and more ticks, and those ticks are carrying more and ...

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With the warm weather comes deer ticks. They carry not only Lyme disease but also Powassan virus. "Most of the day is spent in front of a microscope identifying mosquitoes and ticks and black ...

(via CDC website) This undated file photo provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows a blacklegged tick, also known as a deer tick, a carrier of Lyme disease.

With the arrival of spring and summer, the Midwest is bracing for an increase in tick activity – particularly deer ticks, which are known carriers of Lyme disease. Dr. David McNamara ...

Lee said he and his colleagues also test the ticks he finds for pathogens. Deer ticks are the most common ticks in Wisconsin that sicken people, and about 20 to 40% of adult deer ticks carry ...

Ticks are arachnids closely related to mites and spiders, according to the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and they feed on blood from deer ...

During these critical months, ticks become actively engaged in seeking hosts—this includes wildlife like deer and rodents, as well as domestic pets and humans frequenting outdoor environments.