Climate change may be helping longhorned ticks spread Ehrlichiosis across the U.S. more effectively. The infection ...

Therefore it’s important for people to be able to recognise what tick bites look like, and the tell-tale red rash that can be the first sign that a person has Lyme disease. A tick bite usually results ...

New England is warming faster than the rest of the world, which has correlated with a marked uptick in cases of tick-borne ...

A Boston baby is hospitalized with seizures and brain damage after a tick bite on Martha's Vineyard may have led to Powassan ...

A mom says her infant daughter may be the patient that health officials said is under investigation for having a rare ...

Public health officials are investigating whether a newborn girl on Martha’s Vineyard contracted the serious but rare ...

More people are being diagnosed with a syndrome that can cause hives, stomach pain and nausea after eating certain animal ...

The invasive longhorned tick species is posing new health risks as scientists warn that it could potentially lead to an ...

There's a new medical issue on Martha's Vineyard, and it's impacting the way people eat. It's known as "alpha-gal syndrome," ...

As fans follow the health of singer and actor Justin Timberlake, his illness serves as a reminder of the importance of trying ...

You know Lyme disease. But across areas of the Northeast, incidents of "anaplasmosis" – a different vector-borne illness – ...

However, the tick has to carry the bacteria to give you Lyme disease. Not all ticks carry the bacteria. According to the Global Lyme Alliance, anywhere from under 1% to over 50% of black-legged ...