Experts said the more mild winters and prolonged warm periods in Connecticut have created more friendly conditions for tick ...

A new study by Fikrig and other researchers, published Wednesday in Science Translational Medicine, uses a powerful ...

The infection is almost exclusively passed to humans through the bite of a parasite, which is crucial to remove quickly ...

Dr. Megan Linske, a vector ecologist with the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, said she's seen changes in new ...

Warmer weather certainly has us thinking about spending more time outdoors with our pets. However, it's important to remember ...

Lyme disease, spread by infected ticks, starts with flu-like symptoms but can lead to serious neurological, heart, and joint ...

Ticks that can spread diseases that afflict people, including Lyme disease, continue to proliferate in Connecticut, the latest findings from a multiyear tick surveillance program show. On Monday, the ...

By Hugo Francisco de Souza A woman in Maine developed a dangerous meat allergy after a black-legged tick bite—prompting the ...

Human remains recently found in New Haven have been identified as an Elm City woman who went missing nearly six months ago.

The bacteria from the Borrelia burgdorferi s. l. group, which cause Lyme disease in humans, are found in an increasing proportion of ticks in Estonia. The likelihood of contracting Lyme disease ...

Scientists have discovered that the enzyme BbLDH is crucial for the survival and infectivity of the Lyme disease bacterium ...