The Buckeye Tick Testing Laboratory at Ohio State University is up and running and now ready to accept samples. The tick population, the number of tick species, and the associated tick-borne diseases ...

2025 is setting up to be a year where we can see ticks being a significant concern to humans and livestock. Although there are five tick species that can transmit disease in Ohio, the Asian Longhorn ...

An Asian long-horned tick under a microscope. The invasive species spreading across Ohio and other parts of the U.S. can be deadly to livestock. A new tick testing laboratory service at Ohio State ...

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 ...

Exactics, a biotech startup, is developing multiple at-home tests for infectious diseases, starting with a rapid test that will allow users to determine if a tick carries the pathogen that causes Lyme ...

Summer is a great time to enjoy outdoor activities, but it’s also in the middle of tick season, which can pose a danger to your health. Keystone Infectious Disease’s Medical Director, Dr. Raghavendra ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The Kalamazoo County Health & Community Services Department (HCS) released their 2024 test results for blacklegged ticks, submitted to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

(WHTM) — Ticks are one of the most common bugs that affect animals and humans alike during the spring and summer months. Some people don’t even realize they have a tick on them until it is too late ...