Ticks and the diseases they carry are only becoming more common. But new treatments and vaccines might not be too far off.

The type of tick that typically carries disease in New England is the deer tick, which can be as small as a poppy seed.

Invasive axis deer have become a widespread problem, even in the state of Hawaii. Authorities are attempting to mitigate the ...

Maryland DNR has detected chronic wasting disease in a Howard Co. deer for the 1st time. A DNR expert spoke with Patch about the disease.

You likely know about Lyme Disease, Alpha Gal and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, but health officials are sounding the alarm ...

The Sunday hunting bill adds deer urine to the list of explicit exceptions to the baiting rule. The purpose of the clause is ...

This summer's May and June spikes in tick bites are the largest for at least five years in the Northeast, according to data ...

Ticks are spreading beyond traditional regions experiencing an uptick in milder winters, with experts warning about the rise ...

Blacklegged ticks now account for 99% of reported tick bite illnesses in Vermont, and more than half tested carry Lyme disease.

Plum Mayor Harry Schlegel says the borough needs to kill more deer. Allegheny County’s seventh-largest municipality, he said, ...

Babesiosis is a malaria-like disease that is more commonly found in the Northeast and upper Midwest of the United States.

The most recent case — a red deer from a deer farm in Wayne County — was confirmed by a USDA lab this spring after it was ...