The process starts with the drag. Interns with the department drag a weighted flannel-like sheet along the trails in parks around the county, picking up ticks from the grass.

As human-driven climate change makes winters shorter, ticks are spending less time hibernating and have more active months ...

Travelers heading to New England to see the leaves turning brilliant autumn colors should take proper steps outdoors to ...

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Chikungunya, which is endemic in parts of South America, Africa and Asia, may be the cause of a woman’s illness.

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Anaplasmosis, a lesser-known but dangerous tick-borne illness, is also on the rise. Victims report severe fevers, chills, ...

Scientists with the University of Illinois analyzed where three species of ticks are most likely to be found in the state, ...

New Jersey's expected warmer-than-normal temperatures means pests such as ticks and mosquitoes aren't going away just because ...

Last month, the U.S. government stunned many in the scientific community by canceling nearly $500 million in contracts for ...

The federal law is named after a North Carolina senator who died from a tick-borne disease in 2019. Key takeaways from special elections in Arizona and Georgia ...