The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services says more Iowans are being diagnosed with alpha-gal syndrome, an allergy to ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at least 450,000 people in the US have alpha-gal syndrome — a tickborne allergy to red meat — while many others have never heard of the ...

Despite dropping temperatures along Michigan’s lakeshore, area veterinarians warn that ticks remain a threat to pets and ...

Over 60% of human infectious diseases come from animals. Learn what zoonotic diseases are, how they are transmitted, and why ...

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 ...

Lone Star ticks are vectors for several diseases, including alpha-gal syndrome, which can cause a red-meat allergy in humans. In 2012, Alicia Tucker was ready to be induced to deliver her third child ...

A new tick-borne virus discovered in China can spread to humans and sometimes cause neurological disease, scientists report. The germ, dubbed Wetland virus (WELV), was first detected in a hospital ...

As asian bush honeysuckle crowds out native species in Indiana forests, Hoosiers should expect to see fewer songbirds and ...

ENT copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. Contents List of illustrations -- Introduction -- Invasive species -- Ticks from Africa -- Ticks from the Afro-Caribbean region -- ...

Black-legged ticks, like the adult female pictured, are found throughout South Carolina. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention As South Carolinians enjoy the great outdoors this summer, it’s ...