WASHINGTON (AP) — Ticks can be active in any season and it's important to check for and remove the bloodsuckers as quickly as possible — especially after you've been outside hiking, gardening or ...

Veterinary researchers have confirmed a previously unknown tick-borne infection in dogs, and the discovery is sharpening ...

Invasive cedar trees help disease-carrying ticks survive in dry western Oklahoma grasslands, threatening rancher and ...

Mammalian meat allergy (MMA) is one of the few known food allergies caused by an environmental trigger—a tick bite. In simple ...

Ticks are active in Fairfax County almost year round, including warm winter days. Lyme disease is still the best known and most common disease spread by ticks in Virginia, but there are others such as ...

Southwest Virginia is a hotspot for tick-borne disease— with some of the highest per-person rates of Lyme disease in the ...

Now that the weather is less oppressive, Floridians will be spending more time outdoors. That can mean more exposure to ticks and tick-borne diseases. But a lot depends on where you live and what kind ...

The new bacteria, called Rickettsia finnyi, can cause fever, lethargy, swelling, rashes, and pain and, in some cases, death.

Scientists at Oklahoma State University warn that the fast-growing trees are creating conditions for ticks, mosquitoes and ...

In 2024, Washoe County saw a nearly 38% increase in reported Lyme disease cases from the previous year, from eight cases to 11.

The lone star tick, seen here in a vial, can transmit alpha-gal sugar and thus alpha-gal syndrome. (Staff photo by Ben McCanna/Portland Portland Press Herald via Getty Images) Tick. Tick. Tick. It was ...