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 ...

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

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

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

Warmer temperatures bring out ticks that spread diseases such as Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. But another ...

Owners of an East Tennessee cattle farm said two heifers were killed in a wave of invasive ticks that overwhelmed the animals, offering a stark example of how quickly a fast-spreading pest and ...

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

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 ...

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