Wyoming already had three well-known ticks that are harmful to humans in the state: The Rocky Mountain wood tick, ...

Soon, we will no longer be seeing wood ticks (also called American dog ticks). It wasn’t that long ago when you couldn’t go outdoors, especially around grassy, weedy areas without attracting a horde ...

The research initiative comes amid a growing risk of outbreaks of diseases that spread from animals to humans. Read more at ...

You cannot get Lyme disease if you come into contact with someone’s sneeze, cough, or blood. Learn when it is contagious and ...

Ticks are tiny parasites, and they're able to hide just about anywhere — not just in the woods or overgrown grass. "We live ...

In certain types of winter weather, ticks can actually be active and that means they can pose a threat to humans and animals.

Luna the Dog, a 7-year-old Maltipoo, entered the weekend licking her wounds. Now she's 11-1 in the USA TODAY Sports playoff pick 'em contest after the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Washington ...

My kennel-ration formula was the same as Mike’s, but under the daily grind of hard training that Dan was giving Smoke, I added protein and doubled the portion we dished up to the big dog. As I hoped, ...

Pets like dogs and cats are also susceptible to disease ... check pets frequently for ticks after they’ve been outside. Deer ticks tend to prefer a specific elevation that lies just above ...

Toronto’s active surveillance program is intended to document locations where blacklegged ticks have become established using a tick dragging method. Tick dragging is a process to collecting ticks in ...