Lone star ticks and Asian longhorned ticks are rising in CT, raising concerns about alpha-gal syndrome and ehrlichiosis.

Health officials and researchers hope that efforts to control deer populations, which serve as "party buses" for mating ticks ...

Spring is here, and many Canadians are happy to welcome the onset of milder temperatures. However, with warm weather also comes the arrival of some pesky little friends—ticks. During this time of the ...

Up-close tick encounters are nothing new to Peter Krause. As a tick-borne disease researcher, he’s conducted fieldwork where these parasites live. After one trip to Block Island, off the coast of ...

Reportings of lone star ticks are on the rise in the region. The tick can cause alpha-gal syndrome, an allergy to red meat.

Prolonged stretches of cold weather this past winter will not reduce the health risks of tick-borne disease in our region this season. Ticks lay dormant in winter by finding their way under leaf ...

As spring unfolds, new research highlights an issue for southwestern Pennsylvania residents: Most people know ticks are in their backyard, but few believe they’re actually at risk of contracting ...

If you thought it made sense to decrease disease-carrying ticks in your area by removing the deer that harbor ticks, Sarah Perkins has some news for you. Perkins, a postdoc in the Center for ...