One Missouri representative is seeking to pass a law that would mandate the state to track and record cases of the tick-borne ...

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With warmer weather comes the threat of ticks. If you have a yard that backs up to a woods or heavy brush, then ticks will ...

The world's first lab-based tick feeding system for bush ticks, developed by researchers at the University of Melbourne, has ...

At the age of 20, Cortez was ultimately diagnosed with Lyme disease, an illness caused by Borrelia bacteria and typically ...

Initial symptoms of Powassan include fever, headache, vomiting, and weakness, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, the virus often leads to a more severe disease that can cause ...

A nationwide analysis of 470 adults who blamed tick bites for months of illness has found no evidence of persistent tick-borne infection driving their symptoms. The result challenges a widely held ...

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

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 ...

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

Research from Oklahoma State University suggests eastern red cedar trees may help ticks and mosquitoes survive longer in ...

Federal data shows the NIH lost about 4,400 people — more than 20% of its workforce. Scientists say the departures harm the U.S.’ ability to respond to disease outbreaks, develop treatments for ...