Ticks and the diseases they carry are only becoming more common. But new treatments and vaccines might not be too far off.

C ALIFORNIA — Emergency rooms across the country are seeing a spike in visits for treatment of tick bites and tick-borne illnesses, especially in the Northeast and Midwest, according to new data from ...

Scientists manged to sequence the whole genome, an organism's complete set of DNA, from the four samples. Ranging from 2,300 ...

Tick bites are are on the rise this and they can carry some nasty illnesses. Which are most common depends where you live. Here's what to know to protect yourself.

Recurring fever? Consider soft tick relapsing fever (STRF), a Borrelia bacteria infection transmitted to humans by way of soft-bodied ticks that, while rare, has been seen across western and ...

Ancient DNA from prehistoric bones reveals a 37,000-year timeline of human infections, tracing our long struggle with disease.

Blacklegged ticks now account for 99% of reported tick bite illnesses in Vermont, and more than half tested carry Lyme disease.

New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that emergency room visits caused by tick bites have ...

Hard tick relapsing fever, a disease caused by tick-borne bacteria, may cause symptoms similar to Lyme disease, but without the rash.

Wet weather this spring — and two years ago — could lead to an increase in ticks in Colorado, though the Front Range will get ...

A recent study documents the likely first U.S. case of tickborne relapsing fever caused by Borrelia lonestari bacteria.

DEATH FROM RELAPSING FEVER.; FIRST FATAL CASE IN FIVE YEARS--PECULIARITIES OF THE DISEASE. Share full article May 3, 1881 The New York Times Archives See the article in its original context from ...