Ten years ago, the ratio of black legged ticks to lone star ticks was 50 to one. Now, Mather said, the ratio has narrowed to three to one, based on data from TickEncounter. Lone star ticks, named for ...

A woman in Maine developed a dangerous meat allergy after a black-legged tick bite—prompting the CDC to rethink which ticks can trigger alpha-gal syndrome. A decade of cases suggests the threat ...

Ten years ago, the ratio of black legged ticks to lone star ... based on data from TickEncounter. Lone star ticks, named for a silvery-white, star-shaped spot on their backs, are particularly ...