When it's freezing cold and snowy outside, ticks might not spring to mind, but a team at Mount Allison University wants to ...

Seasonal flu activity is on the rise, and statistics from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) show type “A” and “B” influenza strains are the most reported ...

An NUS-based study says 11 species that have bitten humans here can carry 1 or more harmful microbes. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A new Dartmouth study, published in Parasites and Vectors, finds that 50% of adult blacklegged ticks carry the bacteria that causes Lyme disease while 20% to 25% of the younger (nymph) blacklegged ...

Hidden in leaf litter near wildlife corridors, a poorly known threat to public health lies in wait for hikers, cyclists and dog owners frequenting Singapore's green spaces. These spots are ideal for ...

Natural insecticide developer has won $3 million of US military grants to tackle the problems of mosquito-borne diseases, ...

Conclusion: Where surveillance aims to document changes in tick-borne disease risk over time and space ... GeoDa creates cluster maps that determine if the spatial association between the variables is ...

Map indicating the counties where ticks were collected and sampled when feeding on domestic ... the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division – Global Emerging Infectious Disease Surveillance ...

Tick dragging locations and results are available on the active tick surveillance map. The map is updated in the spring when tick dragging is completed and laboratory results are received from the ...