Having fleas and ticks in and around your home can be worrisome especially for those of us with pets. Though fleas (photo on left, above) and ticks (photo on right) both feed on the blood of mammals, ...

Even as standing water evaporates, hazards remain in many areas with dog parks closed and potentially toxic dust left behind by floodwaters.

Cases peaked during the summer months, and most occurred in Northeastern states, results showed. Of those diagnosed with ...

Scientists at Marshfield Clinic Research Institute are asking the public to submit ticks for a research study called the Tick Inventory via Citizen Science. The study is surveying the distribution of ...

The state Department of Health is reminding New Yorkers, visitors and everyone who enjoys the outdoors of the importance of ...

Scientists at Marshfield Clinic Research Institute are asking the public to submit ticks for a research study called the Tick Inventory via Citizen Science. The study is surveying the distribution of ...

Many Wisconsinites are headed outdoors to enjoy the beautiful fall weather, either hiking, hunting, or apple and pumpkin ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WWLP) – The first human case of a new tick disease in the Northeast has now been found in Connecticut. The disease carried by Gulf Coast ticks is called Rickettsia parkeri ...

The much more prevalent dog tick and Lone Star tick both carry diseases of their own, such as alpha-gal syndrome, or the red meat allergy. Here’s a look at how deer ticks have spread across the ...

The first human case of a new tick disease in the northeast has been found in Connecticut. It comes from a tick that ...