In certain types of winter weather, ticks can actually be active and that means they can pose a threat to humans and animals.

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To keep them at bay, many of us will reach for the bottle of insect repellent or citronella candles in order to avoid the bite and incessant itching that comes with it. But how do these repellents ...

Treat the skin with insect repellents. If you know you’ll be in a tick-friendly area, use products with DEET, picaridin, IR3535, oil of lemon eucalyptus (OLE), para-menthane-diol (PMD), or 2 ...

Although the exact cause has not yet been determined, experts rule out infections, vaccinations, and tick repellents as the cause in affected dogs. The chew bones are sold on the web stores Zooplus ...

Figure 1. Reports of cases of Lyme disease to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), United States, 2010 (National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Division of ...

A Pakistani Army soldier keeps vigil next to a fenced border along with Afghanistan's Paktika province border in Angoor Adda in South Waziristan. — AFP/File RAWALPINDI: Security forces have ...