Healthbeat reports tick populations are rising in the Northeast, raising tick-borne disease risks. Here’s how to stay safe.

So far in 2025, more than 31% of the ticks tested in New York were positive for at least one pathogen, according to the ...

Lynne McCormack moved to Chilmark last year and enjoys working at the public library in the small town on Martha’s Vineyard.

LIV is viral disease that primarily affects sheep and red grouse, but it can also infect other animals like cattle, horses ...

Climate change is making tick-borne illnesses more common, which makes tick prevention strategies even more critical.

Medically reviewed by Amelia MacIntyre, DO Ticks are small parasites that feed on the blood of humans and other warm-blooded animals. They are most active in late spring, summer, and early fall. Tick ...

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

A research institute in Japan says the number of patients with a tick-borne viral infectious disease called Severe Fever with ...

The disease is transmitted by sheep tick, according to the British Veterinary Association, which said in its fortnightly magazine, Vet Record, that more dogs are being exposed to LIV since the ...

“Ohio is on the front lines really of tick expansion and new ticks here in the eastern half of the United States,” McDermott ...

“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 ...