Remove any attached tick as soon as you find it using a tick-removal tool or fine-tipped tweezers and ensure that ticks are not squashed during removal. Lyme disease is an infection that can be ...

The disease can be acquired when someone is bitten by an infected tick, usually outdoors in green spaces where ticks might be ...

Warmer weather means spending more time outside on walks, picnics, camping, and more, but one parasitic pest is also very ...

Ticks are tiny, spider-like creatures which feed on the blood of animals and humans, and are commonly found in woodland and moorland ...

While the knowledge of ticks being vectors for Lyme disease is ubiquitous, there’s a lesser-known threat these insects carry that's concerning health experts: the Powassan virus. As the tick season ...

Ashbourne woman Anne-Marie Doyle says lovers of the outdoors need to be vigilant about the dangers posed by ticks, which can spread debilitating Lyme disease to humans.

While the knowledge of ticks being vectors for Lyme disease is ubiquitous, there’s a lesser-known threat these insects carry ...

Tick-borne illnesses remain a serious threat in Maine, according to an annual report released Wednesday by the University of ...

Maryland is home to multiple types of ticks, which can spread disease. Here's what to look out for and how to avoid ...

In a recent groundbreaking study led by Acadia University, her team has gained a better understanding of how lemongrass ...

Lyme disease is probably the most widely known disease that can result from a bite from the black-legged tick (a.k.a. deer ...

WIIKWEMKOONG—A dog in Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory has tested positive for Lyme disease in what may be the earliest seasonal case of its kind in recent memory—canine or human—on Manitoulin Island.