People don’t think much about ticks until one turns up on their dog or their own skin. But these little things are more than ...

Ticks are blood-feeding parasites of animals found throughout Colorado. They are particularly common at higher elevations. Problems related to blood loss do occur among wildlife and livestock, but ...

Tick risk is no longer seasonal. Susan E. Little, DVM, PhD, DACVM (Parasitology), explains what’s changed and how to protect patients year-round. Tick populations are expanding in both range and ...

The world’s first lab-based tick feeding system for bush ticks, developed by researchers at the University of Melbourne, has transformed the study of ticks and how they transmit disease. The novel, ...

A new peer-reviewed study from The Ohio State University provides the first quantitative evidence that ticks transported ...

Ticks are major vectors of infectious diseases, affecting both animals and humans. Their ability to remain attached to a host and feed on their blood over the course of several days derives from their ...

Some ticks are infected with germs that can cause serious diseases, including Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and ...