The Southwestern Naturalist, Vol. 58, No. 1 (MARCH 2013), pp. 122-124 (3 pages) We provide the first report of the jaguar (Panthera onca) as a host of the black-legged tick (Ixodes scapularis). This ...

When it comes to problems caused by ticks, Lyme disease hogs a lot of the limelight. But various tick species carry and transmit a collection of other pathogens, some of which cause serious, even ...

The black-legged tick, or deer tick, _Ixodes scapularis_, can transmit Lyme disease and other health hazards. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention When you think about ticks, you might ...

'Black-legged ticks'', Ixodes scapularis, can transmit the Powassan virus by biting you. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images). Connecticut has now had two in 2022. That’s two confirmed cases ...

DANBURY — For more than a decade, the Tickborne Disease Prevention Laboratory, or Tick Lab, at Western Connecticut State University has focused on the prevention of Lyme and other infectious diseases ...

image: A "questing" female Ixodes scapularis (blacklegged tick) reaches out in hopes of climbing aboard a host. Researchers say the blacklegged tick, the primary vector of Lyme disease, was almost ...

The tick menace is even worse than we thought. A pair of new studies this month suggests that there are more tick species out there in the U.S. that can cause an unusual form of allergy to red meat.

The salivary glands of some tick species could become important research tools for studying how viruses are transmitted from ticks to mammals, and for developing preventive medical countermeasures.

Another tick-borne illness is on the rise. Putnam County officials have reported 47 confirmed cases of anaplasmosis there in the first six months of the year, nearly doubling the average 26 cases the ...

It’s rare, but in some cases a tick bite can cause a person to develop an allergy to red meat. Most cases, scientists believe, are linked to the lone star tick, a species typically found in the ...

(CBS DETROIT) - The weather is getting warmer in Michigan, which means residents should remember to be cautious about ticks. Although ticks are present throughout the year, they are most active during ...