It's the start of tick season in Massachusetts. Experts say, many of them are on the move right now, and looking for their first meal.

An expansive study of ticks in New York and the diseases they carry determined that the prevalence of a lesser-known blood parasite is rising. Scientists were expecting to find plenty of Lyme disease ...

Woodbridge’s regional animal control officer ended up covered in ticks after helping to save a dog in a wooded area of ...

A new study from the Cary Institute found 10% of ticks sampled carried multiple pathogens, including those that cause Lyme ...

These pesky insects don’t have to ruin your warmer days. A Prague-based medical clinic explains the risks, symptoms, and why ...

The emergence of alpha-gal syndrome last fall on Block Island has caused the Town of New Shoreham to renew its focus on greatly reducing or eliminating the deer herd on Block Island. While Lyme ...

Study shows many ticks carry several infections, increasing health risks and making diagnosis harder after bites.

More ticks in the U.S. Northeast now carry multiple diseases, raising risks as Lyme and babesiosis co-infections climb.

Tick-borne diseases are on the rise in the northeastern US, with many ticks carrying more than one pathogen, reports a recent analysis published in Ecosphere by researchers at Cary Institute of ...

Along with its copper-colored head and catlike vertical pupils, the copperhead is the only species of snake in Delaware that ...

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