In a residential backyard in Maine, Project ITCH researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst stumbled upon a ...

From the late 1800's, through the early part of the last century, people on the west side of the Bitterroot Valley lived in ...

Rocky Mountain spotted fever in Connecticut While the disease is rare in the northeastern U.S., RMSF has been present in Connecticut for decades. Data from the Connecticut Department of Public ...

UC Davis Professor Janet Foley takes a blood sample from a dog in Mexico as part of Rocky Mountain spotted fever prevention efforts. Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a bacterial infection spread by ...

Getty The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced that an outbreak of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in southern California has led to three deaths. The bacterial disease is spread ...

However, warm temperatures also signal the arrival of ticks, making folks more vulnerable to develop a tick-borne disease such as Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Courtesy: CDC Not all tick bites are ...

Those diseases include Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Lyme disease, Ehrlichiosis, and Alpha-Gal Syndrome, also known as the red meat allergy. “The Nebraska Tick Surveillance Map is a vital ...

TickAttack™ is a fast-paced game designed to teach players ages 8 and up how to avoid tick bites and prevent tick-borne diseases like Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Through mini-games ...