GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — With the weather getting a lot nicer, we’re all spending a lot more time outside with our pets, and if you don’t want to end up spending time at the veterinarian's office, you’re ...

Quick Take Flea and tick prevention pills are 99% effective but pose threats to unintended targets. The isoxazoline ...

More ticks in the U.S. Northeast now carry multiple diseases, raising risks as Lyme and babesiosis co-infections climb.

Along with the great outdoors—whether that’s the backwoods, your back yard, your local park, or your favorite running trail—comes insects. And certain insects like ticks can come with trouble. “Ticks ...

Every spring in Michigan, as ticks wake up from their winter dormancy around the same time many humans seem to wake up from theirs, public health experts remind people to brush up on the basics of ...

Ticks cause more disease in the U.S. than mosquitoes do, carrying Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and more. TNS photo Cases of vector-borne disease have more than doubled in the U.S. since ...

LIMINGTON, Maine — It's Tick Week at NEWS CENTER Maine, and our goal is to give you all the latest data and science to better protect you, your kids, and your pets against tickborne illnesses. Our ...

If there’s one thing that’s true about dogs, it’s that they’ll harbor some questionable things in their fur—including ticks. And although ticks aren’t the only parasites that may be hitching a ride, ...

The other day, a young mother from the Midwest called the Tick-Borne Infections Council of North Carolina. She had just visited North Carolina, had gone hiking, and upon her return home had found a ...

Few things in life are guaranteed. Death. Taxes. Ticks. As we approach the warmer weather of spring and emerge from a mild winter, now is the time to get back into the habit of checking yourself and ...