A new survey reveals that farmers in the U.S. Northeast face rising tick exposure and increasing risks from tick-borne ...
Finding one tick on your body is scary enough—tick-borne diseases are serious—but what if you found more than 10 on yourself ...
Outdoor workers, especially farmers and farmworkers face frequent tick encounters and elevated risk of tick-borne disease ...
Scientists create potential for genetic tools to control disease-spreading ticks. Research collaboration by the Texas A&M Department of Entomology and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA, creates ...
As the weather cools down around the country, more people are taking the opportunity to enjoy outdoor activities. Whether it’s camping, hiking or hunting, an infectious diseases expert at Baylor ...
If you live in an area where ticks thrive, knowing how to prevent tick bites and what to do if one manages to latch on is a necessary preventative for safety outdoors. While ticks are creepy crawly ...
Tick bites are on the rise in the U.S. with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reporting that the majority of cases typically occur in the warmer months. Among the most recent cases: ...
Shifts in the climate are fueling longer tick seasons, expanding tick habitats, and raising the risk of Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses. BALTIMORE, MD ...
(Beyond Pesticides, April 26, 2022) Using pesticides to reduce the number of ticks in residential areas does not translate to lower rates of tick-borne disease in humans. This finding is the ...
Farmers and outdoor workers in the Northeast are facing an escalating threat of tick-borne diseases, which could be ...