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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Hantavirus is primarily spread by deer mice, which are prevalent in the Grand Canyon area. The virus can cause a host of ...

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

Ticks can be active in any season, and it's important to check for and remove the bloodsuckers as quickly as possible — ...

See how many tick bite-related emergency department visits the Northeast has seen this summer compared to last summer.