ticks

You may have heard the ticks are bad this year due to the mild winter or ticks are getting worse in Missouri. But what’s the reality of these claims? KBIA’s Rebecca Smith has more on how climate change may be impacting the ticks – and the humans of Missouri.

Most tick-borne illnesses aren’t life-threatening or chronic – if caught early and treated. But ticks create an additional challenge for the unhoused community of Columbia.

Just because the fall season is on our doorstep doesn't mean the tick population is thinning out. DR. MAR DOERING, DVM, All Paws Medical and Behavioral…

A report says Missouri residents should be on the lookout for diseases caused by mosquito, flea and tick bites.The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that the…

One Saturday afternoon at a backyard cookout, St. Louis architect Dan Rosenberg enjoyed a cheeseburger – a food he’d enjoyed many times before.That night,…