It's officially summer, a time for barbecues, the beach—and protecting yourself against the teeny, tiny black-legged deer ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The risk of being bitten by a tick in New York City is currently extremely high, researchers at Fordham ...

Tick season is already off to a rough start, and catching bites early is key to preventing tick-borne disease. Research ...

“If you live in Manhattan,” Diuk-Wasser said, “most likely you got it by traveling. If you live in Queens or the Bronx, you ...

Peak black fly season has passed in Michigan which is typically around mid-May through mid-June, but they continue to bite ...

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The Mayo Clinic lists symptoms of the early stage occurring three to 30 days after an infected tick has bitten you.

Police have a launched an appeal for witnesses after a woman was sexually assaulted in a town in Derbyshire. Officers said ...

Data from the CDC indicates this may be a bad tick season. So if you're planning a hike, a trip to a park or just hanging out in the backyard, here are some tips to fend off these blood-sucking bugs.

When you think about ticks, you might picture nightmarish little parasites, stalking you on weekend hikes or afternoons in the park.

While western black-legged ticks (Ixodes pacificus) tend to swarm in large forest preserves, the Lyme-causing bacterium is actually more prevalent in small, isolated patches of greenery. In these ...