Epidemiologist Elizabeth Schiffman, who supervises the Vectorborne Diseases Unit at the Minnesota Department of Health, ...

The CDC estimates that as many as 450,000 Americans might have been affected. Medical researchers issue urgent health alert ...

Two cases of alpha-gal syndrome suggest that the lone star tick isn’t the only species in the United States capable of triggering an allergy to red meat.

But a new study finds bites from two other tick species – the blacklegged tick and Western blacklegged wood tick – can trigger the allergy, too. The eastern and southern U.S. is home to the majority ...

According to the Companion Animal Parasite Council’s 2025 forecast, the deer tick is expanding its U.S. range southward and ...

Carried by blacklegged ticks (more commonly known as deer ticks) the Powassan virus can cause neurological damage and, in rare cases, death. Last year, there were 14 reported cases in Minnesota ...

As warmer weather arrives, so does tick season, increasing the risk of bites that can transmit dangerous tick-borne illnesses like Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. But there's also a ...

Scientists long believed that only the lone star tick was responsible for the condition, but two new studies suggest that blacklegged (deer) ticks may also cause it. Experts recommend taking ...

The lone star tick has made its way to Massachusetts, and the New Bedford Science Café is welcoming an expert to tell us what ...

But a new study finds bites from two other tick species – the blacklegged tick and Western blacklegged wood tick – can trigger the allergy, too. The eastern and southern U.S. is home to the ...

Blacklegged tick also known as the deer tick Blacklegged ticks, also known as deer ticks, are typically active from early April through the fall. In addition to Lyme disease, blacklegged ticks are ...