INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana -- Tick-borne illnesses are once again a major concern this summer, especially after the death of a young girl in Indiana. The 2-year-old girl's death in early June was blamed on ...

In total, six cases of RMSF were reported to the California Department of Public Health from July 2023 to January 2024, the report said. After interviewing surviving patients and family members, ...

UC Davis Professor Janet Foley takes a blood sample from a dog in Mexico as part of Rocky Mountain spotted fever prevention efforts. (Oscar Zazueta, Harvard) Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a ...

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have identified a new strain of bacteria in rabbit ticks across Maine that could cause spotted fevers. This group of diseases includes Pacific ...

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, but the ...

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is one of the deadliest tickborne diseases in the United States, often killing people within about a week if left... How an Apache tribe drove down cases of Rocky Mountain ...

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 early ...