A new Dartmouth study, published in Parasites and Vectors, finds that 50% of adult blacklegged ticks carry the bacteria that causes Lyme disease while 20% to 25% of the younger (nymph) blacklegged ...

Scientists are developing the first-ever pill to prevent Lyme disease, potentially protecting millions from tick-borne ...

Across most of the Northeast, getting bitten by a blacklegged tick- also called a deer tick - is a risk during spring, summer, and fall. A new Dartmouth study, published in Parasites and Vectors, ...

Each year as the temperature drops and the grass once again turns green, the Butte County Mosquito and Vector Control ...

A new Dartmouth study, published in Parasites and Vectors, finds that 50% of adult blacklegged ticks carry the bacteria that causes Lyme disease while 20% to 25% of the younger (nymph) blacklegged ...

Lyme disease is spread by tick bites and can be debilitating. A blood tests can check for it but may not give a positive result until eight weeks after the patient is bitten. Getty Images Prof ...