To the naked eye, the Asian longhorned tick isn’t much different than other ticks found in the United States: It too has eight legs, a round body, and mouthparts that latch onto its chosen host.

The black-legged tick, Ixodes scapularis, also known as the deer tick, ranges across the eastern half of the country. It’s one of many disease-carrying ticks in the U.S. CDC ...

The lone star tick can cause Alpha-gal Syndrome. The tick essentially transfers a sugar molecule called alpha-gal to your body via the bite, and that molecule can cause allergic reactions to red ...

Ticks are spreading globally and bringing familiar conditions such as Lyme disease with them, as well as totally new ones. Now research is revealing how to prevent and treat the diseases they carry ...

Virginia has reported a dramatic spread in tick-borne illnesses in suburban neighborhoods. It's expected to get worse.

The Allegheny County Health Department’s vector control specialist, Nick Baldauf, is kicking off mosquito and tick surveillance season by monitoring ticks in Schenley Park and Highland Park.

Ticks carry a multitude of infectious diseases. meepoohyaphoto – stock.adobe.com In Suffolk, there were 3,299 reported cases of Lyme disease in 2023 — up from 2,668 the year before.

Kevin Boyce, a 62-year-old from Massachusetts, died after suffering brain damage from Powassan virus, a dangerous tick-borne disease. His family is now sharing his story to encourage others to be ...

You've probably already seen them if you've been outside, but here's what you need to know about ticks in Illinois this year.

While the longhorned tick has been found to carry various pathogens, including those cause Lyme disease, this is the first confirmed instance of it carrying E. chaffeenis. Dr. Goudarz Molaei, an ...

Asian longhorned ticks were first discovered in the U.S. in 2017 on a New Jersey sheep farm just north of Philadelphia. Since then, the invasive ticks have spread to 22 states, said Keith Price, who ...