Vets across the UK are set to take part in the Big Tick Project, the largest nationwide collection of ticks from dogs in a bid to help scientists, led by Professor Richard Wall at the University of Bristol, track what is ...
Apr 27, 2015
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The number of cases of tick-borne illnesses (TBIs) reported annually to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has more than doubled over the past two decades in the United States. An expert panel has developed ...
Dec 14, 2021
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Warmer weather is drawing people outdoors to enjoy nature. But for those who spend time working in the garden or walking along wooded or grassy trails, it also means greater exposure to a menace so tiny they may never even ...
Jun 6, 2023
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If you're a hiker or just love the outdoors, fall is probably your favorite season. Temperatures are cooler but still warm enough, days are still long, and for the most part, bugs are less of a pest.
Oct 10, 2022
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You may have noted that with the first signs of spring come an abundance of media messages reminding you that this is also the beginning of tick season.
May 2, 2019
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When it comes to avoiding Lyme disease, know your forest.
Feb 19, 2018
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If you cleared fallen leaves from your lawn last fall, did you deposit them along the edge of your lawn, where grass meets woods? If you did, you might have unwittingly created an ideal habitat for blacklegged ticks.
Mar 18, 2020
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Two cases of a rare tick-related illness have been confirmed in northern New Jersey, health officials reported Saturday.
Jun 11, 2019
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Ticks are small blood-feeding arachnids that can transmit diseases amongst animals and humans. Researchers from the French National Institute for Agricultural research, INRA studied pathogen species and bacterial symbionts ...
Mar 17, 2016
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Tick numbers are on the rise across New England, raising the prospect of an increase in Lyme and other diseases associated with the blood suckers.
Jun 20, 2017
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