Scientists have long thought that only one species of tick found in the United States, the lone star tick, could […] ...

Ticks biting humans and dogs this spring have sparked an uptick in ER visits. Here's tips on knowing what ticks look like, ...

Spring may have only just started showing signs of life in northern parts of the country, but tick season has already begun.

This new evidence raises worries about the spread of AGS, particularly in regions like Long Island, where ticks are a growing ...

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

Black-legged ticks: Also known as deer ticks, they are found throughout the eastern United States. This tick can spread a ...

Dr. Megan Linske, a vector ecologist with the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, said she's seen changes in new ...

New research from the CDC is exposing surprising new culprits behind a growing meat allergy. The tick menace is even worse ...

This suggests that other types of ticks, like the black-legged tick (also called deer tick) that transmits the bacteria that ...

Both women reported being bitten by ticks, which suggests that other species — including Ixodes scapularis, also called black-legged or deer ticks — may also be associated with alpha-gal ...

The primary tick species to be wary of in New England is the black-legged tick, also called the deer tick or the bear tick.

URI Professor Thomas Mather said that tick spotting have increased in the last two weeks. In New England, you should watch out for black legged ticks, which can cause Lyme's disease, and lone star ...