The first case of a rare parasite-borne illness has been reported in the Northeast after a woman was bit by an invasive tick ...

Mice are responsible for infecting the majority of ticks carrying Lyme in the Northeast. And ticks love mice. "An individual mouse might have 50, 60, even 100 ticks covering its ears and face ...

Vector-borne disease cases continue to increase in the United States, the researchers said, with ticks being the most common culprit. In the Northeast and mid-Atlantic states, Lyme disease is the most ...