Ticks that can spread diseases that afflict people, including Lyme disease, continue to proliferate in Connecticut, the latest findings from a multiyear tick surveillance program show. On Monday, the ...

Deer tick activity surged this week as warmer weather stirred the Lyme-disease carrying arachnids out of their dormant winter ...

TWO women were rushed to hospital with a mysterious illness after eating red meat. Neither of them had suffered from food ...

Two Emerging Infectious Diseases studies link bites from black-legged (deer) and western black-legged ticks to potentially ...

"If you are out gardening, cleaning up the yard, walking the dog or going on a hike, remember to take precautions against tick bites." Precautions include using EPA-approved tick repellent ...

While preventative steps like insect repellents and wearing long pants and socks can help keep ticks away from our skin, tick ...

As the mercury rises so do those gnarly pests fleas and tick. No worries! We've done the research on available flea and tick ...

Swedes unsure that the US would support if Russia attacked, record-high tick populations, lawyers say school phone ban could ...

PDSA Vet Nurse Nina Downing is sharing her spring safety advice for pet owners... “Many of us will be pleased to start to see the winter gloom on the way out, more daylight hours returning, as well as ...

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever: This disease is carried by a bacterium and can be transmitted by the bites of dog or wood ticks. Contrary to what the name of the disease suggests, it can be found ...