A new study by Fikrig and other researchers, published Wednesday in Science Translational Medicine, uses a powerful ...

Dr. Megan Linske, a vector ecologist with the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, said she's seen changes in new ...

Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University have identified the enzyme BbLDH as a crucial factor for Lyme disease ...

As temperatures get warmer, the St. Joseph County Health Department is asking for your help in fighting tick-borne illnesses.Those experts are saying that in Sa ...

The primary tick species to be wary of in New England is the black-legged tick, also called the deer tick or the bear tick.

The group of blood-sucking parasites called ticks can spread pathogens like Lyme Disease, anaplasmosis and babesiosis. Here's ...

NewsCenter 5's Maria Stephanos spoke with Dr. Simone Wildes, an Infectious Disease Specialist at South Shore Health, to learn more about how dangerous tick bites are and what to do if bitten.

Sudden fatigue could also be an early Lyme disease sign. “Fatigue is an early sign that is frequently dismissed and assumed ...

Products such as K9 Advantix® II are recommended and trusted by veterinarians to prevent tick bites that can cause Lyme ...

Ticks that can spread diseases that afflict people, including Lyme disease, continue to proliferate in Connecticut, the latest findings from a multiyear tick surveillance program show. On Monday, the ...

The Center for Vector Biology and Zoonotic Diseases at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station said it collected more ...

Scientists have discovered that the enzyme BbLDH is crucial for the survival and infectivity of the Lyme disease bacterium ...