The primary tick species to be wary of in New England is the black-legged tick, also called the deer tick or the bear tick.

New cases of alpha-gal syndrome — a rare but potentially life-threatening illness that makes people violently allergic to red ...

Two Emerging Infectious Diseases studies link bites from black-legged (deer) and western black-legged ticks to potentially ...

Researchers confirmed that black-legged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) can trigger alpha-gal syndrome in humans. A 10-year ...

Dr. Megan Linske, a vector ecologist with the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, said she's seen changes in new ...

The group of blood-sucking parasites called ticks can spread pathogens like Lyme Disease, anaplasmosis and babesiosis.

New cases suggests that other types of ticks, like the black-legged tick and the western black-legged tick, may also cause the condition.

Of the thousands of ticks collected across Connecticut last year, the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station says ...

The primary tick species to be wary of in New England is the black-legged tick, also called the deer tick or the bear tick.

This new evidence raises worries about the spread of AGS, particularly in regions like Long Island, where ticks are a growing ...