Ticks have to be some of the most widely despised creatures in existence despite their important role in the ecosystem. They are found all across the United States, hanging out in almost every place ...

Climate change and increased outdoor activities are contributing to a rise in tick bites and related ER visits, as ticks thrive in warmer conditions and increased human-nature interactions. Ticks can ...

Grace Mills, 18 of Valparaiso, battled Lyme disease and knows all too well the effects of a tick bite. “I started getting sick in the summer of 2018, but we are not completely sure when and where I ...

The field of zoonotic infectious diseases, particularly those involving tick-borne pathogens, has taken center stage in global health due to the rapid ...

FAIRFAX, Calif. (KGO) -- Everybody loves water -- birds, bees, boaters, and even pests. We're talking about an uptick of ticks in the Bay Area. At the Fairfax Veterinary Clinic, they call this the ...

As outdoor lovers, we tend to embrace the idea that time in nature is good for us, but one threat that's become harder to ignore: the growing presence of ticks and the serious diseases they can ...

Biologist Grant Hokit has come to this small meadow in the mountains outside Condon, Montana to look for ticks. A hiking path crosses the expanse of long grasses and berry bushes. This story was ...

A blacklegged tick, Ixodes pacificus, on a leaf. The parasite can spread anaplasmosis and Lyme disease. (Smith Collection / Gado / Getty Images) Dog owners may need to be on alert for a disease many ...

When you walk outside and take a deep breath, the scent of fresh plants and grass wakes your senses like a warm cup of coffee. Then you take a short stroll through your lawn, perhaps you are walking ...

HOLLAND, Mich. — Despite dropping temperatures along Michigan’s lakeshore, area veterinarians warn that ticks remain a threat to pets and their owners throughout fall, winter, and spring. Steve Fazer ...

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 ...

Bermúdez C, Sergio E., Castro, Angélica, Esser, Helen, Liefting, Yorick, García, Gleydis, and Miranda, Roberto J. 2012. "Ticks (Ixodida) on humans from central ...