Ticks are more than just an annoyance when they enter your yard or home — they are known to carry diseases that can pose serious health risks to any occupants in the home, including pets. It is a ...

This could be an especially bad year for ticks and tick-borne diseases. Hospital emergency department visits for tick bites in the U.S. are about double what is typical for this time of year, with 114 ...

Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne illness, primarily transmitted through the bite of an infected blacklegged tick ...

Ticks are one of those hidden risks most dog owners don’t think much about until they suddenly become a problem. From backyard grass to hiking trails, these tiny parasites can latch on quickly, often ...

Long reliant on costly U.S. ticks for lab work, Acadia University will breed their own to investigate a growing threat of ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says hospital emergency room visits for tick bites are about twice as high in April this year than they were in previous years. Lyme disease cases ...