In a recent study, scientists have reported the first human case of a particular tickborne bacteria in Connecticut and the greater Northeast region. The bacteria are being spread by ticks that ...

“Again, you need to make sure the tick’s body is whole when removed and not left inside the dog. If you’re concerned this has happened then it’s vet to see the vet,” says Dr Perry ...

The state Department of Health is reminding New Yorkers, visitors and everyone who enjoys the outdoors of the importance of ...

Later on, the ticks spread to parts of New York and New Jersey with even higher infection rates in 2022 and 2024, respectively — though human cases didn’t materialize until now. Connecticut is ...

Tick-borne viruses are becoming an increasingly ... was discovered in China and can sometimes cause a neurological disease when spread to humans. The report stated that the disease was first ...

These diseases live in animal hosts, so scientists have to consider how climate change is affecting those animals as well as the vector species like ticks. Humans keep encroaching on forested land ...

(WWLP) – The first human case of a new tick disease ... spotted fever which is spots all over the body, but the Gulf Coast disease is milder. Ticks usually stay alive until the first hard ...

Over the last few decades, tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) has become a growing public health problem in Europe. The tick-borne ...

Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis is a spotted fever disease transmitted by the Gulf Coast tick, which has extended its ...

The first human case of a rare tick-borne illness has been reported in Connecticut. The case also marks the first time Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis has appeared in the northeast, according to ...