Lyme disease cases in the U.S. trace back to the blacklegged tick, also called the deer tick. Learn how to identify and avoid tick bites.

The tick-borne allergy to animal products is on the move north and west from the Mid-Atlantic and Southern states.

After mosquitoes, ticks are considered to be the second-most concerning animal that can transmit human diseases. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The rapid spread of canine ehrlichiosis since it was first detected in Australia five years ago "has left a lot of destruction in its wake", a veterinarian says.

As human-driven climate change makes winters shorter, the time ticks spend active is increasing, making tracking them all the more important.

Warmer weather and forest changes are fueling longer tick seasons and spreading Lyme disease to new parts of the United States.

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