Ticks could spread new diseases around the world by hitching a lift on migrating birds, warns new research. The parasitic ...

Migrating birds can bring along some dangerous stowaways during their epic travels–ticks. These blood sucking arachnids can carry serious pathogens including Lyme disease, Anaplasmosis, and Powassan ...

Ticks travel light, but they carry pathogens with them. When they parasitize migrating birds, these journeys can take them thousands of miles away from their usual geographic range. Historically, they ...