Ticks are tiny parasites that feed on the blood of humans and animals. Adult ticks typically measure about 3 to 5 millimeters in length, based on their age, sex and species. Because of their small ...

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is alerting the public to the first known occurrence of the Asian longhorned ...

Asian longhorned tick isn’t in the KVOE listening area, but it’s relatively close. The Kansas Department of Agriculture has ...

Tick removal should be done carefully so as not to crush the bug, which may be full of infected blood. Here’s how to remove a tick that’s attached to your skin, according to the CDC guidelines: Use ...

Health officials announced Oct. 9 the first confirmation of an Asian longhorned tick in Kansas on a dog in Franklin County.

The Asian Longhorned Tick carries similar human diseases to the Lone Star Tick, can cause severe infections in animals, and ...

One day, a 21-year-old woman from Dharan, Nepal, suddenly developed ear pain, hearing loss, and dizziness. The cause turned out to be a tick lodged in her ear canal. The woman had been experiencing ...

The tick was found lodged in the skin of her left ear canal after a thorough examination by her doctors. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

This year's tick season has been extremely active, leading to a surge in ER visits because of tick bites, particularly in the Northeast. This year's figures are the highest since 2019, according to ...

June 28 (UPI) --A doctor at a hospital in Thailand shared video of the unusual discovery inside the ear of a woman complaining of tinnitus -- a tick. Dr. Piradee Chanmonthon, 37, an otolaryngologist ...

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA) are alerting the public ...