One of the most common diseases ticks can transfer is Lyme disease, Hayes said. The black-legged tick is the primary vector ...

Protect yourself from ticks, caution health experts, to all Hoosiers outside in their yards or hiking in the woods.

In 2023, the Centers for Disease Control reported that an estimated 450,000 Americans suffered from alpha-gal syndrome or AGS. Numbers may be higher since AGS is not a reportable condition, which ...

Scientists at the Marshfield Clinic Research Institute extends its tick study. They aim to find details about how the ...

MAINE, USA — A recent CDC study is raising new concerns about more people being at risk for a red meat allergy from deer tick bites. Scientists long believed that only the Lone Star tick was ...

The blacklegged tick is perhaps the biggest threat because it’s the only tick species that can transmit Lyme disease, a ...

Residents of these types of areas are at a greater risk of developing a certain allergy, according to new data.

In the midwest, the most common ticks are the deer tick, the American dog tick, and the lone star tick. They can spread ...

MaineHealth will study why some Lyme patients don't recover despite early treatment as tick-borne diseases rise statewide.

Hospitals are already seeing an unusually high number of emergency room visits for tick bites, which are raising concerns about tick-borne illnesses.