New virus uncovered in China—is this a sign tick-borne diseases are on the rise?
Ticks are responsible for spreading over 25 human and animal diseases. While you may be familiar with some of these—such as ...
Baylor College of Medicine5d
Texas Tick Project
We will screen the ticks for any pathogens that can cause disease in humans and will let you know the results. Tick testing through this study is free to the public. From this study, we hope to gain a ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette22d
Parasites tend to tick off hunters
They grow a couple more legs." The ticks become active again in the spring. They're about the size of poppy seeds. We call them "seed" ticks, and one usually encounters them in great numbers.
Gizmodo17d
Invasive Ticks Carrying New Diseases Are Spreading Through the Northeast
In a recent study, scientists have reported the first human case of a particular tickborne bacteria in Connecticut and the greater Northeast region. The bacteria are being spread by ticks that ...
Kennebec Journal2d
Thinking Things Through: Life is good after Lyme disease treatment
Despite my angst, I knew I had a lot to be grateful for. In one second, a creature the size of a poppy seed could have ...
Scratching in the walls? Cobwebs in the corners? 13 fall pests and how to banish them
Learn about the most common fall pests, their signs and effective removal tips to keep your home pest-free this season.
New York Post17d
First human case of tick-borne disease in the Northeast reported in Connecticut
Later on, the ticks spread to parts of New York and New Jersey with even higher infection rates in 2022 and 2024, respectively — though human cases didn’t materialize until now. Connecticut is ...
Grist29d
Climate change is sending ticks into new areas. Georgia researchers are on it.
These diseases live in animal hosts, so scientists have to consider how climate change is affecting those animals as well as the vector species like ticks. Humans keep encroaching on forested land ...
Yahoo15d
Scientists sound alarm over new tick-borne disease able to infect human brain: 'Improving surveillance … will allow a better understanding'
Tick-borne viruses are becoming an increasingly ... was discovered in China and can sometimes cause a neurological disease when spread to humans. The report stated that the disease was first ...
Medical Xpress17d
Connecticut has first human case of rare tick-borne disease: First in northeast
The first human case of a rare tick-borne illness has been reported in Connecticut. The case also marks the first time Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis has appeared in the northeast, according to ...
New York Daily News17d
Connecticut has first human case of rare tick-borne disease; first in northeast
The first human case of a rare tick-borne illness has been reported in Connecticut. The case also marks the first time Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis has appeared in the northeast, according to ...