Tick season is upon New England — and some unexpected visitors have come up north to join the usual crew, one study found. A University of Massachusetts Amherst center has found and studied two ticks ...

An Australian teenager who died after eating beef sausages on a camping trip has been confirmed as the nation's first death from a tick-induced meat allergy. New South Wales Deputy State Coroner ...

Tick-borne illnesses present a serious health threat that also can jeopardize operational readiness. In the United States, the threat is especially strong in late spring and summer. Aberdeen Proving ...

Ticks are back in season, and Ohio has more of them than ever before. While these blood-sucking insects don't deliver painful bites, they can transmit diseases like Lyme disease, viruses, and other ...

The unofficial start to summer is finally here. You’ve just returned from a day trip to the hiking trails, or from the park with your children or pets. Before you sit down inside to relax, you check ...

One of the biggest headaches for livestock farmers are ticks because of the diseases they transmit. Ticks spread vector-borne diseases some of which are zoonotic (can be spread from animals to humans) ...

Black-legged ticks, like the adult female pictured, are found throughout South Carolina. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention As South Carolinians enjoy the great outdoors this summer, it’s ...