Anti-Tick Vaccine Developed To Counter Diseases Like Lyme and Other Tick-Borne Viruses

Medicine & Technology Jul 28, 2023

A study was conducted in France which found that 20% of ticks carried Lyme disease. Read to learn more.

Tick Bite Causes Carnivorous Man From New Jersey To Develop Incurable Meat Allergy

Jun 14, 2023

A self-declared carnivore man developed a meat allergy after being bitten by a tick. Continue reading to know the details.

New Case of Powassan Disease Confirmed; Experts Warn of Tick-Borne Virus As It Spreads Across U.S.

May 19, 2023

A resident in Maine was confirmed dead after being infected with Powassan virus which is spread by ticks. Read the article to learn more.

Pfizer and Valneva SE Are Working Together for the Third Phase Clinical Trial of Lyme Disease Vaccine

Aug 08, 2022

The clinical trial for the Lyme disease vaccine will include approximately 6,000 participants aged five and above from some regions in Europe and the US. Read the article to know how Pfizer and Valneva SE are pushing hard for this.

Protect Your Dogs From This Tick-Borne Disease Now; Here's How

Jan 30, 2021

Experts detect infected ticks carrying deadly bacteria in Australia. Experts urge fur parents to take precautions to protect your dog.

Scientists Just Discovered Two New Tick Species in Block Island, Rhode Island

Sep 29, 2020

Disease carrying ticks are dangerous to pets, livestock, and humans as well. Scientists just confirmed two new exotic tick species in Rhode Island

A Tick Found Inside A Boy’s Eardrum

May 04, 2019

The boy heard that there was a buzzing sound in his ears and they saw what looked like a tick on his eardrum.

Experts Warn Against the Expansion of Mosquito- and Tick-Borne Diseases in Warmer Climate

Apr 14, 2019

The longer hot season will enlarge the seasonal window for the potential spread of vector-borne diseases

Lyme Disease Symptoms, Prevention: Tick Infection Risk Increases Across Ontario

May 20, 2017

Lyme Disease hike was reported to occur in Ontario aside from New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

Health Leaders From Erie County Warns After Ticks & Rabies Once Warm Winter Ends

May 17, 2017

Health experts have warned residents of Erie County about the harms of ticks and rabies after the warm winter.

Antibiotic Resistant Lyme disease

Nov 02, 2015

A new strain of bacteria of the Lyme family is not responsive to the regular antibiotics.

Tick-Bourne ‘Bourbon Virus’ Wreaks Havoc on Kansas

Dec 23, 2014

While these little arachnids are not much to look at, ticks are the carriers of a myriad of diseases, which makes them of great importance to researchers. History has shown that they can cause sepsis, this past summer researchers discovered that the Lone Star tick can create a severe allergy to red meats, and now health officials from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say that a new tick-borne virus can even cause multiple organ failure.