New research led by Yale School of Medicine (YSM) advances the goals of creating a diagnostic test and vaccines for ...
Spring may have only just started showing signs of life in New England, but tick season has already begun. Thomas Mather, the ...
In alpha-gal syndrome, the immune system overreacts to a sugar known as galactose-α-1,3-galactose, or "alpha-gal" for short.
"We do believe the lone star tick is still responsible for most of the cases of alpha-gal syndrome in the U.S.," Dr. Johanna ...
Dr. Megan Linske, a vector ecologist with the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, said she's seen changes in new ...
NEW HAVEN, CT (WFSB) - State researchers released on Monday findings from their 2024 statewide tick surveillance program. The Center for Vector Biology and Zoonotic Diseases at the Connecticut ...
The primary tick species to be wary of in New England is the black-legged tick, also called the deer tick or the bear tick.
the director of the University of Rhode Island Center for Vector-Borne Disease and its TickEncounter Resource Center, saw an uptick in tick sightings in late March. More on ticks: What types live ...
Spring may have only just started showing signs of life in New England, but tick season has already begun. Thomas Mather, the director of URI’s Center for Vector-Borne Disease and its ...