Spring may have only just started showing signs of life in New England, but tick season has already begun. Thomas Mather, the director of URI’s Center for Vector-Borne Disease and its TickEncounter ...

Study shows many ticks carry several infections, increasing health risks and making diagnosis harder after bites.

As spring progresses into summer, one of nature’s tiniest terrors becomes active: the tick. They are small, almost unnoticeable—until they bite. No matter where you live, you probably have ticks as ...

Tick-borne diseases are on the rise in the northeastern US, with many ticks carrying more than one pathogen, reports a recent analysis published in Ecosphere by researchers at Cary Institute of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Spring may have only just started showing signs of life in northern parts of the country, but tick season has already begun.

Spring may have only just started showing signs of life in northern parts of the country, but tick season has already begun. Nationwide, ticks can be active year-round as long as the temperature is ...

URI Professor Thomas Mather said that tick spotting have increased in the last two weeks. In New England, you should watch out for black legged ticks, which can cause Lyme's disease, and lone star ...