Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a disease caused by infection with the bacterium, Rickettsia richettsii (R. richettsii). The bacterium is transmitted through the bite of an infected tick. On ...

Veterinary researchers have confirmed a previously unknown tick-borne infection in dogs, and the discovery is sharpening concern that household pets can signal new threats for people long before human ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that the death of a Buncombe County man in mid-May was the result of the disease. The state has recorded its first death this year from Rocky ...

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 ...

It's tick season ad those tiny yet dangerous ticks can spread a number of diseases to humans and animals. But don't panic if you discover a tick on you or a family member. Just because a tick lands on ...