Ticks are parasitic arachnids that feed on the blood of mammals, birds, amphibians, and reptiles. They vary in size and ...

Alpha-gal syndrome, affects hundreds of thousands of Americans and is particularly prevalent in the southeastern United ...

Dogs that have been outside are susceptible to ticks. Here are the top spots to check your pup for ticks when coming indoors ...

Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) spreads through tick bites, similar to Lyme disease, and has the potential to cause serious ...

Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) has now been confirmed in locally acquired human cases in the U.K., with evidence of ...

Experts have sent an urgent message to the British public about the presence of a virus that could hit the country soon.

The research initiative comes amid a growing risk of outbreaks of diseases that spread from animals to humans. Read more at ...

FOR the first time, a deadly brain swelling disease has been detected in British patients with no travel history – which ...

Vector-borne diseases in Africa pose increasing threats due to factors like population expansion, livestock movement, and climate change. Ticks, as ...

Tick borne encephalitis is usually spread to people who have travelled abroad to other parts of Europe, as well as China and ...

But the numbers of blacklegged ticks, the main transmitters of the Lyme disease bacteria, are growing, she said. Vett Lloyd, a biology professor at Mount Allison University, says her lab's ...