Twenty-one blacklegged ticks were submitted to the Thunder Bay District Health Unit between the end of September and the end ...

Lyme Disease may be primarily a summer concern, but it is becoming more prevalent in Ohio and the Miami Valley.

If you develop these symptoms, consult your physician. Lyme Disease: Lyme disease is an infection caused by a spiral shaped bacterium called a spirochete. This bacterium is carried in the gut of the ...

Deer ticks that can carry Lyme disease are very tiny, as shown here scaled on a dime in their various 24 months of life stages. Photo courtesy of CDC With hunting season in full swing, the threat of ...

Researchers are connecting two ecological problems in the Northeast in hopes of reducing the risk of tick-borne illnesses.

Natural Lands' latest solution to the deer management problem includes an 800-foot linear fence at Hildacy Preserve in Media.

A peaceful walk with her dog led to Sandra Issa acquiring a tick bite — and, ultimately, to her having to stay away from red ...

Oct. 23, 2024 — Lyme borreliosis is the most common tick-borne infectious disease in Europe. Up to 70,000 new cases are estimated each year in Austria alone. The bacterial infection can cause ...

Starting in January, the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit will stop accepting ticks from people trying to determine if they’re at risk for Lyme disease.

The risk of contracting Lyme disease is potentially higher for people who work in the countryside because it is spread by infected ticks that can lurk in wooded, marshy or grassy areas.