Study shows many ticks carry several infections, increasing health risks and making diagnosis harder after bites.

Researchers at the University of Virginia have confirmed the first death associated with a "meat allergy" caused by tick bites. A New Jersey man died last year after an adverse reaction to red meat.

More Than A Third Of Blacklegged Ticks Carry Disease, And One Parasite Is Spreading In A Nutshell A nine-year New York study found more than one in three blacklegged ticks infected with at least one ...

This female lone star tick, or Amblyomma americanum, was collected in Maryland. Lone star ticks can transmit the pathogens that cause diseases such as ehrlichiosis and Southern tick-associated rash ...

The most common tick in our area is the blacklegged tick, also known as deer ticks. They’re extremely small from larvae stage through adulthood.