A tick that's rapidly spreading through Pennsylvania and elsewhere was found to carry a potentially dangerous bacterium.

While Lyme disease gets the most attention – and affects the most people – there are other tick-borne bacteria and diseases ...

The region has the highest rate of Lyme disease in the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A UMass study found that rabbit ticks, which don't typically bite humans, can be carriers for a bacteria similar to the ...

Researchers say they’re seeing more ticks throughout Pennsylvania this year. The Pennsylvania Tick Research Lab recorded ...

As May marks Tick Awareness Month, experts are sounding the alarm over a significant increase in tick populations in the Tri-State region. The area now hosts five species of ticks, a stark rise from ...

Given their massive size and cantankerous attitudes, Wyoming’s moose might seem practically indestructible, but if enough ...

According to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, cases of Lyme disease, which is transmitted by ticks, have ...

An invasive tick species has been found to carry the bacteria that can case ehrlichiosis in humans, a discovery that has ...

As temperatures rise, so does the threat of ticks—and it’s not just people at risk. Dogs that spend time outdoors are ...

A bite from an infected tick can land people in the hospital — and this summer, researchers are seeing even more ticks than normal ...

The same ticks that carry the bacteria that cause Lyme disease can carry this parasite, which then infects people’s red blood cells, causing anemia and other “very serious consequences ...