Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPPHS) officials are alerting the public about the recent identification of a tick new to Montana known as Ixodes scapularis, commonly referred ...

TheMontana Department of Public Health and Human Services is alerting the public about the identification of a new tick in ...

The tick has now been identified in Sheridan County in northeastern Montana, which includes the community of Plentywood.

If you find a tick on yourself or a pet, no need to panic. There are ways to safely detach it, even without tweezers.

Different types of ticks are more common in different regions, and carry different diseases -- so finding them and removing them safely ... get some tweezers, as the CDC recommends.

One of the most common diseases ticks can transfer is Lyme disease, Hayes said. The black-legged tick is the primary vector ...

Dog ticks and wood ticks don’t carry the infection. The Cleveland Clinic offers tips on how to spot ticks and remove them.