As the warm weather brings more people outdoors, health experts are raising concerns about the increasing risk of tick-borne illnesses, including some that are rare but potentially serious.

The CDC has confirmed that the Asian longhorned tick was discovered carrying Ehrlichia chaffeensis, the bacteria that causes ...

Jacco Boon, a professor at WashU Medicine, holds a lone star tick collected at Tyson Research Center. Lone star ticks can ...

COLUMBUS – Lyme disease has dramatically increased and continues to significantly impact Ohioans, according to a recent press release from the Ohio Department of Health (ODH).

About 70,000 years ago in Africa, humans expanded into more extreme environments, a new study finds, setting the stage for ...

Before going for a hike or hitting a park this summer, here’s what you need to know about ticks — and the diseases they carry ...

There are a few safe ways to dispose of a tick. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations include drowning ...

A southeast Iowa cattle herd is the first in the state to be infected with a parasite that can cause anemia and in some cases ...

An invasive species of tick, which can be found in New York—including on Staten Island—has recently been identified by ...

Have you seen more ticks than usual lately in Delaware? You're not alone. Here's what's up with the state's tick population and how you can stay safe.

Connecticut researchers said they identified the first case of a longhorned tick infected with a pathogen called ehrlichia ...

An invasive tick was found carrying potentially deadly bacteria in CT, raising concern as the insect spreads rapidly through ...