Ticks are, unfortunately, a fact of life when experiencing the great outdoors, but these states are places where you don't ...

New tick-borne bacteria discovered in dogs in the US, Rickettsia finnyi, is very similar to canine spotted fever.

ROANOKE, VA. (WFXR) – Stephanie Lareau MD, emergency medicine with Virginia Tech Carilion Clinic says ticks become more active this time of year. Especially with the unseasonably warm weather we’ve ...

A newly confirmed bacterial species, Rickettsia finnyi, has been identified in dogs with symptoms resembling Rocky Mountain spotted fever.

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After that second meal, the tick molts again and becomes an adult. Adult ticks are most active in the fall and again in early ...

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 ...

I spent the first 13 years of my life living in East Weissport. To me it was a nature dream. Tar Run, a small stream that feeds the Phifer Ice Dams, coursed through my yard before emptying into the ...

Oklahoma's springtime weather brings out various insects, from beneficial pollinators like red paper wasps to pests like mosquitoes and ticks.

Q: My cat meows a lot and when I try to find her to see what’s wrong, she purrs and rubs against my leg. It seems like she’s ...

Yvonne Ford, 59, died from rabies four months after being scratched by a stray dog in Morocco - an inquest heard she was only ...

Seasonal transitions may feel refreshing for humans, but for pets they can sometimes bring unexpected health challenges.