It is more common for ticks to live in fields or wooded areas with tall grass, so if you are going to these higher-risk areas ...

Black legged deer ticks, American dog ticks, Asian longhorned ticks, and lonestar ticks are the four types of ticks most common in Kentucky.

Ticks and the diseases they carry are only becoming more common. But new treatments and vaccines might not be too far off.

Climate change is making tick-borne illnesses more common, which makes tick prevention strategies even more critical.

The CDC has confirmed that, so far, July has recorded the highest number of cases since 2017, with children under 10 and ...

As tick season is well underway in Fort Leonard Wood, medical professionals at the General Leonard Wood Army Community ...

When home do a tick check, search around your knees, underarms, behind your ears, and your crotch. Also, check your pets if ...

Lyme disease is the most common disease carried by deer ticks, but others include the bacterial infections anaplasmosis and ...

There’s nothing fancy about tick hunting. When University of Pittsburgh professor Danielle Tufts and her team of public health students go out, they bring just a few things: A white jumpsuit, a pair ...

Milder winters and rainy springs help the parasites thrive in the U.S., and emergency-room visits for bites are up.

So far in 2025, more than 31% of the ticks tested in New York were positive for at least one pathogen, according to the ...