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Tick-borne diseases are spreading into new parts of the United States at a pace that has caught public health officials off guard. Babesiosis, a potentially fatal parasitic infection once confined to ...

Theileria orientalis ikeda was first detected in Missouri in June 2023 and has since been reported in 60 counties. With the westward movement of this disease, it is critical to understand how it ...

While they noted that the type of mouse and duration of exposure ultimately determine risks — for instance, house mice are less likely to spread disease compared to their wild counterparts — some of ...

Mike Pearson take a look at the Asian Longhorn Tick spreading rapidly across Missouri, threatening cattle herds.

"I don't want that." ...

I first met Farkle two months ago. Farkle was in for her annuals: her vaccines and tests that we recommend every year. Farkle’s heartworm, Lyme, Ehrlicia, Anaplasmosis and stool sample […] ...

The government’s livestock dipping programme has received a major boost, with acaricides now fully available nationwide to curb tick-borne diseases this rainy season and safeguard livestock ...

They play, they roll, they run! And they itch! What looks like playtime can actually be a sign of fleas, ticks or allergies. New national forecasts show flea and tick season is starting earlier and ...

Just 16 days into 2026, there was a report of the first hantavirus detection of the year in California. Whilst it is not ...

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (IDXX) 47th Annual Raymond James Institutional Investor Conference March 2, 2026 9:15 AM ESTCompany ParticipantsJay Mazelsky ...

Daniel More, MD, FAAAAI, FACAAI, FACP, is a board-certified allergist and former clinical immunologist at Allergy Partners of the Central California Coast. Ticks can transmit diseases, like Lyme ...