Tamela Wilson died three weeks after being bitten by a tick - only the fifth confirmed case of the life-threatening disease since it was first discovered in 2014, MSN reports. After working at Meramec State Park in Missouri for over ten...

An increasing number of American adults are developing unusual allergies to meat and other animal products due to the bites of an aggressive type of tick, reports Insider. People with alpha gala syndrome (AGS) commonly report allergic reactions ranging from hives and stomach problems to…

A Waldo County resident died of the Powassan virus. As the Maine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on April 20, it is a rare tick-borne virus, PressHerald reports. This is at least the third Powassan virus (POWV) death reported by the state CDC.