Veterinary researchers have confirmed a previously unknown tick-borne infection in dogs, and the discovery is sharpening concern that household pets can signal new threats for people long before human ...

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 ...

Study shows many ticks carry several infections, increasing health risks and making diagnosis harder after bites.

The University of Connecticut Extension is seeking to reduce the risks associated with ticks and tick-borne diseases as they rise in Connecticut. With the expertise of Connecticut Veterinary Medical ...

Ticks are migrating, raising disease risks if they can’t be tracked quickly enough As human-driven climate change makes winters shorter, ticks are spending less time hibernating and have more active ...

Woodbridge’s regional animal control officer ended up covered in ticks after helping to save a dog in a wooded area of ...

Ticks and the diseases they vector or transmit are an increasing public health threat to Ohio. In my 29 years as a veterinarian, the last ten with Ohio State University Extension, I have seen us go ...

Ticks are parasites, meaning they live off of a host, and they feed on the blood of people and animals. Ticks find hosts by detecting breath and body odors, or by sensing body heat, moisture and ...

Tucked away in a ground-floor lab in Richmond, Virginia, is a bank of industrial freezers containing thousands of transparent, thumb-sized plastic tubes. Each is filled with a clear, yellowish fluid – ...

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — As tick season is well underway in Fort Leonard Wood, medical professionals at the General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital are urging the community to protect themselves ...

An expansive study of ticks in New York and the diseases they carry determined that the prevalence of a lesser-known blood parasite is rising. Scientists were expecting to find plenty of Lyme disease ...

Tick-borne diseases, including Lyme disease, are a growing concern in areas like Chambersburg with abundant outdoor spaces. Ticks transmit diseases through bites, often causing flu-like symptoms and ...