"No one wants a tick bomb on their ankle," says public health entomologist ...

Seven of 38 patients infected with both a newly described tick virus and a known hemorrhagic one died in China, an 18.4 ...

Planting this specific type of perennial and as using its flowers as a DIY insecticide can help you keep ticks away. Learn ...

President Donald Trump has ordered federal agencies to launch an aggressive campaign against disease-carrying mosquitoes and ...

Scientists have discovered a new tick-borne virus in China that causes flu-like illness and may account for previously unexplained cases of fever, fatigue, digestive problems, and low platelet counts.

Very limited research has examined the direct effects of tick bites on blood sugar levels in humans. Ticks may carry infectious bacteria, viruses, and parasites that could be transmitted to humans ...

New U.S. bills would require food makers to label alpha-gal as a top allergen, plus increase funding for this fast-growing ...

Dr. Tom Walsh, DVM, CCAT, CCRP, MBA, had a successful career in telecommunications but always knew his true calling was helping animals. Deciding to pursue that passion, he became a veterinarian and ...

Up-close tick encounters are nothing new to Peter Krause. As a tick-borne disease researcher, he's conducted fieldwork where these parasites live. After one trip to Block Island, off the coast of ...

It’s never fun to encounter a spider, bed bug, or cockroach (shudder), but finding a creepy-crawly like a tick actually on you—or even worse, embedded in your flesh—might feel like next-level horror.