New evidence suggests that a disease-causing tapeworm that has been spreading across the United States and Canada has arrived ...

Ticks can survive winter under leaf litter and re‑emerge in waves during spring warmups. Here’s what to know and how to protect yourself.

State health department data show that more New Yorkers are being diagnosed with tick-borne diseases. In 2024, the most recent year for which complete data are available, more than 18,000 New Yorkers ...

After a record year in 2025, the Connecticut Agriculture Experiment Station said that in under two weeks there have been more ...

Alpha-gal syndrome, the tick-borne illness that causes people to develop a serious allergy to meat and dairy, is "an emerging ...

In the past few weeks, scientists said they received an average of 30 tick submissions per day for testing, and greater than ...

Spread the loveIn a Los Angeles neighborhood, a heartless owner abandoned a little dog on Saturday night and never looked ...

Warmer temperatures and receding snowpack can expose dogs to parasites, bacteria and environmental hazards that could lead to an unwanted trip to the vet.

Alpha-gal syndrome used to be most prevalent in Arkansas, Kentucky and Virginia, but is now being seen in many regions, with ...

“One adult flea can easily come into a home unseen and lay thousands of tiny eggs,” says Shearhart. “Ticks are very good at ...