Expansion of the blacklegged and other tick populations across Canada over the last few years mean an increased risk of diseases like Lyme disease. But even back home in Australia where the tick season is also restarting, it is wise to do a full body tick check on ourselves and our pets when we come in from the outdoors.

An increasing number of people bitten by Australian native ticks develop an illness with symptoms that are often similar to Lyme borreliosis.

In America, New Jersey has a new visitor, and it’s not welcome.

Surprisingly few of the more than 3,000 mosquito species actually specialise in biting humans.

Leading tick expert and immunologist Dr Mualla McManus recalls how her husband's health started to decline after a tick bite whilst filming an episode of Home and Away in 2007.

Why the uptick in vector-borne disease, and more importantly, how can we protect ourselves from potentially serious diseases? As researchers of these types of diseases, we have some answers.

An increasing number of people bitten by Australian native ticks develop an illness with symptoms that are often similar to Lyme borreliosis.

The Aussie tick season has arrived early this year, with a spike in allergies from tick bites. In the Northern Beaches of Sydney, meat allergies as a result of tick bites are now greater than peanut allergies, with more than 1,000 known cases. Dr Cindy Pan told Channel 7’s Sunrise; “Its only a recent phenominum, the...Learn More