The unofficial start to summer is finally here. You’ve just returned from a day trip to the hiking trails, or from the park with your children or pets. Before you sit down inside to relax, you check ...

While fewer than 10% of island ticks carry some kind of bacteria or microparasite that can infect and produce symptoms in ...

At the Midwest Center of Excellence for Vector-borne Disease, Valerie the mannequin shows how light-colored clothing makes it easier to identify ticks. There is a tick on the neckline of her t-shirt.

Check your skin for ticks if you've been in wooded or grassy areas because ticks can attach and cause disease. Remove a tick as soon as you find it because the longer it stays attached, the greater ...

At the Midwest Center of Excellence for Vector-borne Disease, Valerie the mannequin shows how light-colored clothing makes it easier to identify ticks. There is a tick on the neckline of her t-shirt.

Ticks, potential carriers of Lyme disease, pose a risk to humans and pets in Michigan's outdoors. Tick season in Michigan typically spans from April to September, with peak activity when temperatures ...