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An international research team has reported the first molecular detection of Rickettsia bacteria in ticks collected from domestic dogs in Malawi, addressing a significant knowledge gap in ...

DAVID JONES, WESH TWO NEWS. ALL RIGHT, DAVID, THANK YOU. A SANFORD MAN IS IN JAIL ACCUSED OF ANIMAL CRUELTY. POLICE SAY HE LET HIS DOG GET SO INFESTED WITH FLEAS, THE DOG STARTED TO LOSE ITS HAIR.

A new, invasive tick species — dangerous to humans, dogs, cats and cattle — may have been uncovered for the first time in Butler County thanks to an Oxford-based veterinarian. Dr. Chantel Raghu told ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (KCTV) - An exotic, invasive tick species has now been documented in Kansas. On Thursday, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA) ...

An aerial view exposes the colorful fall foliage in the past at Newark, Vermont. (Photo: Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Autumn is a spectacular season to visit New England with peak ...

The dog is now recovering after a blood transfusion and is looking for a foster home A dog is finally getting the chance to ditch the hundreds of dangerous parasites that have been plaguing him. On ...

An Illinois resident has become seriously ill with a tick-borne virus that has never been detected in Illinois before. While the Illinois Department of Public Health hasn’t determined whether the ...

Over 100 new tick species have entered the U.S. in the last 50 years. Scientists say it's just the beginning. Two Asian longhorned ticks sit on an open palm. On the left is an adult female, and on the ...

It’s tick season in Virginia, and the Central Shenandoah Health District is sounding the alarm on the dangers of them and the diseases they carry. Ticks maybe tiny and hard to spot, but they can cause ...

I have walked in tick-infested areas for years. My solution may sound counterintuitive, but it seems to work. I wear a short-sleeved shirt and shorts and go barefoot when possible. With no creases and ...

Four nonnative tick species have been identified in the state in recent years. The ticks “were identified on human travelers returning to Connecticut from 2019 to 2023,” according to the Connecticut ...