The Mayo Clinic lists symptoms of the early stage occurring three to 30 days after an infected tick has bitten you.

Before you head outdoors this summer, health experts have a critical warning for New Yorkers: watch out for ticks—because they’re everywhere.

Local agencies are ramping up efforts to track, test and teach prevention, and residents are encouraged to take precautions ...

Tick season is already off to a rough start, and catching bites early is key to preventing tick-borne disease. Research ...

Summertime provides wonderful moments outdoors. Whether you’re hiking trails or tending to garden beds is fine. Maybe ...

For the last six years, the answer has been Hancock, Knox, Lincoln and Waldo counties, according to researchers at the ...

Researchers at the Faraone Lab have been studying the effects of a soil fungus called Clonostachys rosea on blacklegged ticks ...

“If you live in Manhattan,” Diuk-Wasser said, “most likely you got it by traveling. If you live in Queens or the Bronx, you ...

Tick bites are are on the rise this and they can carry some nasty illnesses. Which are most common depends where you live.

"This year’s nymphal stage blacklegged tick season has started with a real bang," said Neeta Connally, a biology professor at ...

Ticks are eight-legged insects the size of an apple seed that hang out on low-growing plants, waiting to bite a mammal passing by. Besides being annoying, the bloodsuckers are dangerous: They can ...

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