A newly published study in the Journal of Medical Entomology provides critical insights into the emergence of babesiosis in ...

According to the Companion Animal Parasite Council’s 2025 forecast, the deer tick is expanding its U.S. range southward and ...

Among the various tick species found in New England, the deer tick (Ixodes scapularis) is particularly notorious for carrying the bacterium responsible for Lyme disease (Borrelia burgdorferi).

The team created a novel tick antigen library housing over 3,000 different proteins, testing each to create a target cocktail ...

In the United States, AGS is most often associated with the lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum) but can also be transmitted by black-legged ticks (Ixodes scapularis, also called deer ticks).

This is a picture of an Ixodes scapularis tick engorged with blood. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing ...

scapularis in Canada under current climate using information on how climate and habitat may affect tick survival, and how current geographic distributions may affect tick dispersion on migratory ...

More information: Thomas M. Hart et al, Tick feeding or vaccination with tick antigens elicits immunity to the Ixodes scapularis exoproteome in guinea pigs and humans, Science Translational ...

Lyme disease is most frequently reported from the upper midwestern, northeastern, and mid-Atlantic states where it is spread by Ixodes scapularis ticks. Some cases are also reported from northern ...