Ticks

Scientists at the Maine Medical Center Research Institute's Vector-Borne Disease Lab are conducting studies to better understand how the Powassan virus spreads among ticks.

We look at the growth of Lyme and other tick-borne illnesses in Vermont. We hear the stories of people who have been affected by Lyme and struggled to return to good health.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to professor Lee Ann Sporn of Paul Smith's College in upstate New York about tick-born diseases and how to avoid them this summer.

If you think you’re noticing more ticks than normal this spring, you may be on to something. But fear not, because these aren’t the ticks that carry...

Researchers at the University of Vermont are hoping to give nature a hand in fighting a deadly parasite devastating moose populations in Vermont.The…

You've been hearing more and more about Lyme disease over the last decade, and with good reason: the number of confirmed and probable cases of this…

The chance of catching Lyme disease from an individual tick ranges from zero to roughly 50 percent. Three factors matter: the tick species, where it came from and how long the tick was feeding.

A group of researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School are hoping to make Lyme disease in humans a thing of the past. They are working…

With the spread of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases, communities have become more concerned with the level of tick activity in their area. But nature…