While the disease, spread by ticks, has been reported in the UK in the past, most cases were believed to be linked to ...

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 is usually spread to people who have travelled abroad to other parts of Europe, as well as China and ...

You’ve probably seen it on television before. A large animal like a buffalo allows smaller animals like birds to pick through ...

A research lab focusing on ticks has embarked on a project to assess how effective preventive Lyme disease measures are and ...

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 ...

Medically reviewed by Lauren Schlanger, MD Lyme disease is spread through a tick bite. Lyme disease is not contagious or ...

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 ...

These spots are ideal for bead-size parasites called ticks, which can transmit diseases ... “If you read about Lyme disease, there are patients who can suffer from this tick-borne infection ...

Weight loss is one of the few visible signs of chronic wasting disease. A Senate bill, SB 32, aims to make Indiana’s deer more genetically resilient to chronic wasting disease. It’s an ...

Some ticks can transmit illnesses to humans, including Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and even Powassan virus. So, whether you're venturing out into the wilderness or just going out ...