MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - Early winter usually means a break from ticks, but experts say the pests are persevering through winter in leaves and brush, waiting for an unassuming meal to walk by.

Intestinal parasites, which many preventions offer protection against, are diagnosed year-round, particularly in puppies and ...

There’s an epidemic of tick-transmitted Lyme disease, with some estimates putting the number of people diagnosed and treated in the U.S. at 476,000 people a year, according to the Centers for ...