More than half of the ticks examined by Wisconsin researchers carried bacteria that causes Lyme disease, a new study says.

The unofficial start of summer arrives this weekend — and ticks are wasting no time crashing the party. Emergency room visits ...

Ticks have to be some of the most widely despised creatures in existence despite their important role in the ecosystem. They are found all across the United States, hanging out in almost every place ...

A tick capable of making its victims allergic to meat and dairy (among other items) and spreading a virus that has no known ...

A research team led by the Medical University of Vienna has gained new insights into how ticks influence the human immune system in order to introduce pathogens. The study shows that the saliva of ...

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst say a naturally occurring compound secreted by the skin of donkeys can effectively repel the most common human-biting tick. In fact, they assert ...

Last year, there were 1,168 confirmed cases of Lyme disease in England ...

Lyme disease is the most prevalent tick-borne illness in the U.S. It also appears in Florida.

Tick season is shaping up to be exceptionally "bad" this year. What that means and what you can do about it.