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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

Health officials are urging pet owners and landscapers to be aware as a bacterial disease detected in central Illinois this ...

Recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention studies estimate that about 476,000 Americans may be diagnosed with Lyme ...