UMass Amherst researchers have discovered a new bacteria in Maine rabbit ticks linked to an infection that can be deadly for humans, the university announced Wednesday. The researchers discovered the ...

Researchers from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, have discovered ticks in Maine carrying a new strain of bacteria that can cause a life-threatening infection in humans. In an April 23 press ...

Cottontail rabbits in Colorado have been spotted with "wart-like" growths on their faces. But don't worry — they're OK. Why it matters: The viral infection causing the horn-like growth spurts can come ...

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have discovered rabbit ticks in Maine that carry a new strain of bacteria that can cause life-threatening spotted fever infections in humans, ...

NOT OFFICIAL. OKAY, OKAY. FIVE ON YOUR HEALTH, A NEW STRAIN OF BACTERIA IS CAUSING CONCERN AS EVERYONE HEADS BACK OUTDOORS. IT WAS DISCOVERED IN RABBIT TICKS IN A BACKYARD IN MAINE, AND RESEARCHERS AT ...

Microbiologist Stephen Rich is the executive director of the UMass Amherst-based New England Center of Excellence in Vector-borne Diseases (NEWVEC). “We now know there is something different, ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) — A rare disease has been found in central Illinois. University of Illinois' Wildlife Medical Clinic is warning people of tularemia — also known as Rabbit Fever. The disease can ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) - San Diego County Vector Control officials reported new signs Friday of the potentially dangerous disease tularemia on a trail in Sorrento Valley. Several batches of ticks trapped ...

CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Wis. (WEAU) - The Easter bunny will be making the rounds soon, and the founder of a Chippewa Valley rabbit rescue wants to prevent post Easter rabbit surrenders. Nicole Evans-Estersen ...