The critters have inflicted deadly TBEV in the UK – which can cause grey matter to swell, paralysis and the devastation of the central nervous system - before, infections had only struck overseas ...

Dogs that have been outside are susceptible to ticks. Here are the top spots to check your pup for ticks when coming indoors ...

Alicia Tucker suffers from alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), a type of allergy that is passed to humans via a single, tiny vector: the Lone Star tick. In a 2023 press release, the Centers for Disease Control ...

Lyme CARES, a non-profit organization dedicated to bettering education and awareness for Lyme disease, hosted an inclusive ...

Why are tick-borne illnesses on the rise across the U.S. and beyond, and what can we do to control tick outbreaks?

Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) has now been confirmed in locally acquired human cases in the U.K., with evidence of ...

Cases of Lyme disease, the most common tick-borne ailment in the U.S., are on the rise, thanks in part to a rainy spring. Johns Hopkins University’s Dr. John Aucott explains efforts to identify the ...

Wyoming already had three well-known ticks that are harmful to humans in the state: The Rocky Mountain wood tick, ...

When summer started, Lyme Disease wasn’t the first thing that crossed Syndi Raiber’s mind. Raiber, a resident of Litchfield, couldn’t even fathom that her 19-month-old daughter ...

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Lyme borreliosis, or Lyme disease, remains the most prevalent, affecting approximately 476,000 individuals annually. Human-driven changes in climate and ecosystems have expanded the habitat of ...

It is the most common vector-borne disease in the United States and is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected black-legged ticks. Lyme disease most frequently is reported from the ...