There are several well-known infectious diseases of dogs and cats that increase during warmer weather, due in part to increased outdoor activities for pets and their owners. Some newer infectious ...

Researchers said that they found rabbit ticks in Maine carrying a new type of bacteria that can cause spotted fever rickettsioses (SFR), an infection that can be deadly in humans. They found the ...

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have discovered rabbit ticks in Maine that carry a new strain of bacteria that can cause life-threatening spotted fever infections in humans, ...

RICHMOND — Dog owners talk a lot about ticks these days, those mean creatures that lurk in grasses and bushes, waiting for a dog or human to host their party. When one of the creatures is found on ...