1.   In addition, Weld said, the ticks are spreading to new territories, including upstate New York, Florida and California.

2.   Infections spread by ticks appear to be on the rise this summer, experts say.

3.   Piroplasmosis is a blood disease spread by ticks.

4.   They tackle yellow jacket nests, not to mention Lyme disease spread by ticks, hantavirus spread by rodents and plague spread by a number of creatures.

5.   This infection, possibly spread by ticks, is often confused with Lyme disease and other febrile illnesses.

6.   Horses are being kept in quarantine throughout the Games because of the non-fatal disease which is spread by ticks.

7.   The disease, all but wiped out in the United States, is a blood disorder spread by ticks that brings fever, swelling and often death.

8.   The disease, all but wiped out in the United States, is a blood disorder spread by ticks that brings fever, swelling and often death to horses.