ticks

Recent lab data indicate higher tick activity this season in Texas than in years past. The director of UNTHSC's tick-borne disease lab tells how to guard against bites.

The ticks have developed immunities to many common pesticides.

As an invasive tick species spreads westward across the U.S., so does the threat of a new disease in cattle. Researchers are sounding the alarm.

From Texas Standard: For some Texans, a mosquito bite can cause more than just an itch. From yellow fever to West Nile virus, there's a long history of...