A UMass Amherst center has found and studied two ticks in Maine that can possibly infect people with rare, possibly fatal, ...

Mass General's Dr. Ali Raja says the new strain can cause spotted fevers and that it has never been seen before. It's rare to ...

A University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill modeling study suggests that wild-habitat disruption may be contributing ...

THINK spring and the health hazard that likely jumps to the forefront of your mind is hay fever. And while this time of the ...

A recent death in Floyd County is being blamed on ehrlichiosis, a tick-borne illness. There were two ehrlichiosis deaths in Indiana last year.

Tick bites are increasing alpha-gal meat allergy cases, especially in fragmented suburban and forested landscapes.

The Indiana Department of Health said a deadly case of ehrlichiosis was reported this month in Floyd County. The tick-borne ...

A death in Floyd County attributed to ehrlichiosis, a tick-borne illness, has prompted Indiana health officials to urge Hoosiers to take precautions, as ticks are active from early spring through late ...

With the arrival of spring and summer, the Midwest is bracing for an increase in tick activity – particularly deer ticks, ...

Ticks are not a new problem here in New England. But a study out of UMass Amherst has identified a new strain of bacteria in rabbit ticks and it is definitely something to look out for.

Just in time for the arrival of warmer weather, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services has launched a new tick ...

A great resource to help residents learn about tick species and diseases they can pass on is the Nebraska Tick Surveillance ...