The alpha-gal syndrome is thought to be triggered by bites from the lone star tick. Emerging evidence suggests other ...

Alpha-gal syndrome, a red meat allergy caused by a bite from the lone star tick, may also be triggered by the deer tick and the western black-legged tick.

Although the midgut of arthropod disease vectors is most likely the principle organ that determines their vector competence, the general knowledge of the mutual interplay between ingested pathogen, ...

This paper describes an important, well-organized study into an under-exploited area of spatial transcriptomics. The limitations of the approach are generally made clear, but there is insufficient ...

For humans Lyme borreliosis is the most frequent vector borne bacterial infection in the Northern hemisphere (1). It is spread by indigenous hard bodied ticks with a broad range of potential host ...

The Princess Switch star just stepped out with the MLB player, 25, on Wednesday at the premiere of her new Netflix movie Tick Tick...BOOM!, marking their first red carpet appearance as a couple.

Ixodes ticks are the main vectors for a number of zoonotic diseases, including Lyme disease. Ticks secrete saliva directly into a mammalian host while feeding on the host's blood. This action serves ...