Alpha-gal syndrome is a strange tick-borne illness that induces an allergy to a specific type of sugar found in red meat.

Ticks can cause a whole range of dangerous diseases. Luckily, there are a few very simple steps you can take to repel these ...

The United States is on track to record its worst tick season in a decade, raising concerns about life-altering and ...

Experts share tips to avoid the blood-sucking pests that can transmit Lyme disease and other illnesses on to humans ...

Ticks are spreading new diseases faster than ever—and one virus family may already be evading our immune system.

Step outside for a walk in Kansas’ outdoors and you may pick up one or more ticks. Here’s what species you’ll need to watch ...

Forty-nine Americans were diagnosed with Powassan virus disease in 2023, the highest annual total since national reporting ...

Texas is ranked third in the country for states with the worst ticks, according to a new ranking from Terminix. Ticks are the most active during spring and summer months. As people spend more time ...

Last year, a Tacoma woman may have been the first person to contract malaria from within the state of Washington. Health officials sought to assure the public in an announcement that malaria ...

The invasive tick species can reproduce without mating, allowing for rapid population growth. Local agricultural officials have described this year as being unusually bad for tick infestations. Asian ...

Climate change is pushing ticks into new habitats across southern Canada and experts say the pests could soon be bothering a majority of Canadians.

The tick population is on the rise in North Carolina and much of the nation. Here's how to keep the blood suckers at bay.