Lyme Disease

The Vermont Department of Health is seeing an increase in tick-related emergency room visits in the last couple weeks. Here's what Vermonters should look out for and how they can protect themselves.

To answer this question from Robert Small of Stannard, Brave Little State takes stock of not one, not two but three pharmaceuticals currently in development.

If you think you’re noticing more ticks than normal this spring, you may be on to something. But fear not, because these aren’t the ticks that carry...

You've been hearing more and more about Lyme disease over the last decade, and with good reason: the number of confirmed and probable cases of this…

New research show that a deer tick's diet - what kind of animal it drinks blood from - can significantly alter the tick's microbiome. That, in turn can…

The Vermont Department of Health has confirmed that a Vermont resident has died from a rare complication from Lyme disease called Lyme carditis.It was the…

The chance of catching Lyme disease from an individual tick ranges from zero to roughly 50 percent. Three factors matter: the tick species, where it came from and how long the tick was feeding.

Just in time for summer hikes and outdoor play, a study finds that the ticks that often convey Lyme disease become unable to bite, and soon die, after exposure to clothing treated with permethrin.

The CDC is warning of a spike in tick-borne diseases nationwide. Here in Vermont, Lyme disease is a huge and growing problem, and increasingly, other…

The tick-borne illness is spreading north and south — about 300,000 U.S. cases a year. As scientists work on better diagnostic tests and surveillance tools, you can take steps to cut your risk.