Ticks flourish across Vermont. These tiny pests can carry viruses, bacteria, and parasites and cause at least a dozen human ...

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a first of its kind, once-yearly shot designed to protect dogs from fleas and ...

A long-acting flea and tick treatment from Merck Animal Health has earned approval for dogs at least six months old from the ...

Blacklegged ticks now account for 99% of reported tick bite illnesses in Vermont, and more than half tested carry Lyme disease.

Ticks live in North Carolina year-round, and can transmit serious illnesses such as Lyme disease, ehrlichiosis, Rocky ...

Summer is always a more visible time for tick bites because humans are outside more, but experts caution that “every season ...

Ticks can be active in any season, and it's important to check for and remove the bloodsuckers as quickly as possible — ...

Tick exposure is higher this year than any of the last three years, an experts said. Plus, a new species is surging.

Emergency departments are seeing a notable increase in patients with tick bites, and the state epidemiologist said a tick species previously eradicated in the region is now ...

"Patients reporting tick exposure is higher this spring and early summer than at any point during the last three years," Dr.

Scores of the US are reporting a higher rate than usual in tick bites which has prompted medics to warn about the many Lyme disease symptoms.

Emergency room visits for tick bites are at a six-year high. Here’s how to prevent tick bites, and what to do if you get ...