A newly confirmed bacterial species, Rickettsia finnyi, has been identified in dogs with symptoms resembling Rocky Mountain spotted fever.

Boots was vomiting, wobbling, and losing control of his back legs. Two paralysis ticks were silently shutting down his ...

“It’s winter, so I don’t have to worry about ticks.” If someone says this, know one thing: they’re WRONG. In this steadily warming world, many of our old ideas about the insects, birds, mammals and ...

Ticks are the worst nightmare for any dog owner. These pesky creatures latch on to your dog’s skin and feed on him. They also bring with them a whole host of potentially life-threatening diseases.

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 ...

A Reddit post showing a man’s fingers holding a tick has gone viral, earning more than 40,000 upvotes in less than 24 hours. The parasite, which was pulled off u/9274729373837's dog, caught people’s ...

Experts from the University and various public health departments are actively increasing focus on tick populations in Illinois as surveillance and reporting technologies make tick reports easier and ...

A longhorned tick, a species native to East Asia, has been discovered in Butler County, Ohio, for the first time, raising concerns for pets, livestock, and humans. Dr. Chantel Raghu, a veterinary ...

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) ...

Haemaphysalis longicornis, the Asian longhorned tick, has been documented in 24 Ohio counties. The USDA has confirmed a tick removed from a dog in Butler County is of the invasive Asian longhorned ...