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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ticks are spreading outside their comfort zone – and into ours, according to experts. As cooler regions experience milder winters, those areas are becoming more hospitable to many tick species, Ben ...

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 ...

(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 ...

Haemaphysalis longicornis, the Asian longhorned tick, has been documented in 24 Ohio counties. The USDA has confirmed a tick removed from a dog in Butler County is of the invasive Asian longhorned ...