Preventing these tick-borne diseases is key to your dog’s health. First, talk to your veterinarian about the best tick prevention products for your dog and what tickborne diseases are common in ...

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 ...

"Tick-borne disease occurs when an infected tick bites a dog or a human and transmits the disease into the victim’s body. The most important tick-borne diseases that affect dogs are Lyme disease ...

Global heating has extended the peak season for ticks in Ireland, increasing the risk of Lyme disease and other health ...

Thousands of dogs are infected annually with dangerous tick-transmitted diseases - with the risk rising: Between 2006 and 2010, Veterinary Week reported a 30 percent increase in the rate of dogs ...

Ticks can burrow into your dog's skin, causing irritation and tick-borne diseases with serious health implications. You may notice signs of a tick bite, like scratching or paw licking, or find ...

“If you’re out all day long, try to do a quick check for ticks every few hours,” said Bobbi Pritt at the Mayo Clinic. “When ...

Since 2016, the Virginia Department of Health has confirmed 17 cases in the commonwealth, according to the study published in ...