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Tick researchers identify new strain of Rickettsia bacteria that causes spotted fever infections in humans
In a residential backyard in Maine, Project ITCH researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst stumbled upon a ...
Rabbit ticks carrying bacteria that causes life-threatening fever discovered in Maine by UMass Amherst scientists
The discovery was made in a residential backyard in Maine where researchers were collecting rabbit ticks and testing them for ...
Where are ticks in Nebraska? Health department's surveillance map tracks species, diseases
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services has launched a new tick surveillance website that maps county-level ...
Report shows ticks, related diseases solidifying presence in Maine
The new Tick Report from the UMaine Extension Tick Lab shows ticks and related diseases continuing to solidify and expand ...
No more steak, burgers? Research links allergic reaction to red meat to ticks found in New England
I was fully covered in these hives, head to toe. Literally from the top of my head to the bottom of my feet,” said Rob Attaway, who has alpha-gal syndrome.
Human threats outweigh natural factors in shaping deer populations across Atlantic Rainforest
A group of Brazilian researchers has, for the first time in the entire Atlantic Rainforest, estimated the population density ...