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May 23—Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPPHS) officials are alerting the public about the recent identification of a tick new to Montana known as Ixodes scapularis, commonly ...

Medically reviewed by Daniel More, MD Key Takeaways Check your skin for ticks if you've been in wooded or grassy areas ...

If you are hoping it can get too cold for ticks to survive in Pennsylvania this winter, the answer may disappoint you.

CONDON, Mont. — Biologist Grant Hokit has come to this small meadow in the mountains outside Condon to look for ticks. A hiking path crosses the expanse of long grasses and berry bushes. As Hokit ...

If you're exploring Michigan's great outdoors this season, beware of ticks — potential Lyme disease carriers that will bite both people and their pets while looking for a blood meal. While 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 ...

Experts from the University and various public health departments are actively increasing focus on tick populations in Illinois as surveillance and reporting technologies make tick reports easier and ...