Ticks are small bugs that are related to spiders and have been on the earth for at least 90 million years. There are more than 800 kinds of ticks across the globe, but only two tick families can give ...

Science, founded by Thomas A. Edison in 1880 and published by AAAS, today ranks as the world's largest circulation general science journal. Published 51 times a year, Science is renowned for its ...

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 ...

The little buggers are stealthy, feed on blood, and can transmit a variety of dangerous bacteria. Many ticks—which are arachnids, like spiders and mites—are barely perceptible to the naked eye, ...

Sally Cutler has previously received funding from ECDC and is currently a member of a COST-Action (PRAGMATICK) on tick-borne diseases. Earlier this year, the UK Health Security Agency confirmed a case ...