A UMass study found that rabbit ticks, which don't typically bite humans, can be carriers for a bacteria similar to the ...

"This wasn't a needle in a haystack." Scientists discover troubling new public health threat in American backyard: 'Potential ...

The most common and deadly SFR is Rocky Mountain spotted fever, which has a death rate of 20%–30% if not treated promptly with the antibiotic doxycycline. The discovery of Rickettsia sp.

We now know it as Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. That discovery was the beginning of Rocky Mountain Laboratories, whose research is now global in scope. With tick season now here, NBC Montana ...

Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a bacterial infection spread by biting ticks to humans and dogs. Found on every continent except Antarctica, the infectious disease has been spreading since the ...

Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a bacterial infection spread by biting ticks to humans and dogs. Found on every continent except Antarctica, the infectious disease has been spreading since the ...

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 ...

Rocky Mountain spotted fever is the deadliest tick-borne disease in the U.S. It's been a persistent problem on some tribal lands in the Southwest, where residents are at particular risk ...

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is the deadliest tickborne disease in the U.S. Rates of the disease are especially high on some tribal lands, but public health efforts to limit deadly cases are working.

The CDC issued a warning after three deaths from Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) near the California-Mexico border. Six cases were reported between July 2023 and January 2024, linked to Tecate ...