Ticks live in North Carolina year-round, and can transmit serious illnesses such as Lyme disease, ehrlichiosis, Rocky ...

A type of tick whose bite causes humans to develop alpha-gal syndrome, a bizarre, potentially fatal allergy to red meat, is spreading northward in the U.S. But experts say that a household item that ...

This summer's May and June spikes in tick bites are the largest for at least five years in the Northeast, according to data ...

“Ohio is on the front lines really of tick expansion and new ticks here in the eastern half of the United States,” McDermott ...

The Pennsylvania Tick Research Lab says there's been an increase of submissions for tick testing.Director Nicole Chinnici ...

Healthbeat reports tick populations are rising in the Northeast, raising tick-borne disease risks. Here’s how to stay safe.

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Lynne McCormack moved to Chilmark last year and enjoys working at the public library in the small town on Martha’s Vineyard.

This year, New York City — the home to 8.2 million residents — has experienced a surge in the number of black-legged tick ...

The red meat allergy, something we may think about while grilling on the 4th, can develop after a person has been bitten by the Lone Star tick in the US, but also the Castor bean tick (Ixodes ricinus) ...

Blood-sucking ticks are gross and can carry a variety of diseases. But how do you protect yourself against ticks? And why do ...

It’s not just the hiking trail where you need to worry about ticks. These arthropods are now a problem in major cities—and they've brought disease with them.