Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst say they've discovered a new bacteria in rabbit ticks in Maine that's ...

Mass General's Dr. Ali Raja says the new strain can cause spotted fevers and that it has never been seen before. It's rare to ...

A UMass Amherst center has found and studied two ticks in Maine that can possibly infect people with rare, possibly fatal, ...

Spotted Fever Rickettsioses is the main danger of bacteria found in this new strain of Rickettsia. The UMass lab working on ...

Tularemia, which can affect humans and pets, found in central Illinois after weeks of reports of ill and dead squirrels in nearby Urbana.

A University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill modeling study suggests that wild-habitat disruption may be contributing ...

A rabbit in Tuscola and a squirrel in Urbana, Illinois, tested positive for tularemia, prompting health warnings and advice ...

A dead rabbit found in Central Illinois tested positive for a rare bacterial disease, prompting health officials to urge ...

People offer a lot of reasons: their song is annoying, they eat birdseed, they gnaw plants, they make holes in the yard.

Health officials are urging pet owners and landscapers to be aware as a bacterial disease detected in central Illinois this month poses a potential threat to pets. Tularemia killed several squirrels ...

Few people in the world eat like the royals do. If you're interested in what it's like to dine (or serve) at Buckingham ...

Going to college is scary. Being away from your parents for the first time, having freedom, and being in charge of your own ...