Lyme disease might be the most common tick-borne illness, but there are several other diseases you should know about this summer.

New research suggests that any tick bites from these three species could leave you with an unexpected allergy to red meat.

What is Lyme disease? And how to avoid tick bites - With summer approaching and more time spent outdoors, how can you best ...

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

A growing tick population in the UK countryside is increasing the risk of Lyme disease, warns the Scottish Land & Estates (SLE). The warning comes following a rise of one-third in reported Lyme ...

Symptoms that persist long after Lyme disease is treated are not uncommon—a 2022 study found that 14% of patients who were ...

broadening the risk of contracting the disease. In their experiments, an antibiotic from the penicillin family called piperacillin cured mice of Lyme disease using a dose 100 times lower than ...

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 ...

An antibiotic that is commonly used to treat pneumonia rid mice of Lyme disease at a dose 100 times lower than the standard antibiotic therapy. This smaller dose, combined with the drug’s ...