From pets, to birdhouses and vegetable gardens - here's a look at what U.S. scientists say increase your risk of coming across ticks in your household.

Love hamburgers, steak and bacon? You ought to stay away from the Lone Star tick at all costs. Experts warn its bite may be enough to trigger an allergy to all red meat.

The federal government is pouring $4 million into the country’s first-ever Lyme disease framework – a timely investment as cases of Lyme disease have shot up across the country over the past few years.

An Oregan mom didn’t know what was wrong when her daughter faced symptoms of paralysis until doctors found a single tick hiding in her daughter’s hair.

Blacklegged ticks are appearing across Canada, carried by birds and helped along by climate change.