Ohio State University has tested 6,000 ticks from all over the state for bacteria, viruses and disease-causing parasites over ...

When I tell people I study parasites that live inside ticks, I usually get one of two reactions: a shudder of disgust or a puzzled look that says, "Don't ticks already carry enough diseases?" They're ...

Physically resembling a crossbreed of a gremlin and Stephen Miller’s soul, the Gray-Legged Tick can be found wherever it is even moderately interesting to vacation in the Northeast.

Ticks are hitching a free ride to the US from different parts of the world, raising concerns among scientists. In a recent study, researchers reported the introduction of seven exotic tick species to ...

The fourth person in the U.S., the third California resident, has been infected with the bacterium Rickettsia lanei.

A longhorned tick, a species native to East Asia, has been discovered in Butler County, Ohio, for the first time, raising concerns for pets, livestock, and humans. Dr. Chantel Raghu, a veterinary ...

Maine residents are seeing a lot of ticks right now — in their backyards, on hikes, but also even in unusual places like ...

REVEALED ELDER WAS THE BABY’S MOTHER. AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY BY AN EASTERN IOWA COLLEGE STUDENT IS CHANGING WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT TICKS IN IOWA. TWO LONE STAR TICKS KNOWN FOR CAUSING AN ALLERGY TO RED ...

Due to the emerging public health threat, Public Health Commissioner Robbie Goldstein tasked medical providers with notifying ...