Here at the Fetch Conference in Long Beach I'm presenting on perfect timing—timing of transmission of tick-borne ...

Ticks are blood-feeding parasites of animals found throughout Colorado. They are particularly common at higher elevations. Problems related to blood loss do occur among wildlife and livestock, but ...

A tick is viewed atop a pencil eraser in a laboratory in April in Fort Collins, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Local health officials are warning the community of a potential increase in tick ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Ticks are a nuisance across many areas of the U.S., capable of spreading harmful pathogens to both animals and humans. A new study led by researchers at Penn State analyzed the ...

Lyme disease results from a bacterial infection that certain ticks carry. When an infected tick bites a host for a prolonged period, the bacterium can enter the host. Anyone who finds a tick on their ...

Have you started doing yard work yet? Hiking? Do your dogs spend more time outside? You’ll want to take steps to protect yourself and your pet from ticks. Ticks can become active whenever the ...

Research shows that tick-borne diseases are on the rise. According to the CDC, reported cases in people in the U.S. increased from about 12,000 annually in 1995 to approximately 35,000 in 2019. Since ...

Yale researchers have developed an mRNA vaccine against lyme disease that triggers an immune response at the site of a tick bite and provides partial protection against the disease-causing bacteria.