Be aware that tick-borne illness symptoms can take up to a few weeks to develop. If you experience any of the above symptoms after you’ve spent time outdoors, speak to a healthcare provider. If you ...

If you find a tick on your pet, remove it carefully using fine-tipped tweezers or a tick removal tool. Grasp the tick close to the skin, especially at the tick’s mouth, and pull upward with steady ...

This infection is spread by the bite of an infected tick. A high incidence of RMSF is found in northern Mexico, driven by local populations of brown dog ticks (Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato ...

Deer ticks can be active any time the temperature is above freezing, so the risk of tick bites stretches through the winter. Also read: Maine Lyme disease cases hit record high for second year in ...

May and June are the peak months of transmission for Lyme disease, which is transmitted by deer tick bites, Carlson said. At this time, ticks are in the nymphal stage, meaning they are small and ...

Summer is gone, but ticks are still around. The Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU) is reminding residents to remain vigilant about blacklegged ticks as the health unit has identified two ticks on its ...

Think ticks ... deer ticks, are active in late fall and winter,” said Fonseca, a professor and chair of the Department of Entomology at Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. “They ...

Therefore, diagnosis in the early phase is frequently based on symptoms and the likelihood of a deer tick bite. Early detection means early treatment when the disease is most effectively controlled ...

Deer populations were low, and game departments and sportsmen wanted to do anything possible to increase the herds. The rule of the day was to conserve the female deer and take only the bucks.