A total of 310 birds of 41 species were examined for ticks during a 1 year study in a Lyme disease endemic area located in Westchester County, New York. Ticks were found on 28% (88) of the birds and ...

A tick that is not known to bite people may play a role in the transmission of Lyme disease, according to a new article. This study adds to a growing body of evidence that indicates that in order to ...

A woman in Maine developed a dangerous meat allergy after a black-legged tick bite—prompting the CDC to rethink which ticks can trigger alpha-gal syndrome. A decade of cases suggests the threat is ...

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.

Lyme disease is transmitted by the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) and the western blacklegged tick (Ixodes pacificus), and the range of these ticks is spreading, according to research published ...

Normally, humans aren’t affected by a bite from Ixodes holocyclus – better known as the paralysis tick. But in some cases, it can trigger a dangerous and rare allergy to red meat. Walking through ...

This is a picture of an Ixodes scapularis tick engorged with blood. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing ...

Observations on Ixodes eudyptidis Maskell (Acari: Ixodidae), Ornithodoros capensis Neumann (Acari: Argasidae), and other tick parasites of sea birds in New Zealand ...

Ixodes ricinus (ou tique du mouton autrefois aussi dite « tique du chien », nom également donné à une autre espèce de tique : Rhipicephalus sanguineus) est l'une des centaines d'espèces de tiques ...