The discovery was made in a residential backyard in Maine where researchers were collecting rabbit ticks and testing them for ...

Lyme disease is the fastest-grown vector-borne illness in the United States, with over 476,000 new cases annually, according to the Global Lyme Alliance, a national not-for-profit organization whose ...

According to the Companion Animal Parasite Council’s 2025 forecast, the deer tick is expanding its U.S. range southward and ...

Lyme disease, a disease transmitted when deer ticks feed on infected animals like deer and rodents, and then bite humans, impacts nearly half a million individuals in the U.S. annually.

Warmer temperatures increase tick activity, raising the risk of tick-borne illnesses, University of Maine Tick Lab warns.

While the knowledge of ticks being vectors for Lyme disease is ubiquitous, there’s a lesser-known threat these insects carry that's concerning health experts: the Powassan virus. As the tick season ...

Experts say Wisconsin will have the usual number of ticks and mosquitos this year. Ticks and mosquitos are more than pesky pests. They can carry and spread illnesses such as Lyme disease and ...