Thomas Mather, the director of University of Rhode Island’s Center for Vector-Borne Disease and its TickEncounter Resource Center, has seen an uptick in tick sightings over the last two weeks.

Amid this unmet need, researchers at the School of Medicine developed a method to identify the proteins ticks release while feeding on their hosts. Over time, humans and animals can develop resistance ...

Ticks don’t all die in the winter, however. Adult ticks left over from last fall are emerging now as it’s gotten warmer. How to protect yourself and your pet from ticks Mather said that if you ...