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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Researchers were recently surprised after stumbling upon rabbit ticks in Maine that harbor a new type of bacteria related to a potentially life-threatening infection. Scientists from the University of ...

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 ...

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, ...

AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – A lab at the University of Massachusetts Amherst discovered a new strain of bacteria in a tick last week. Researchers found that this has the potential to infect people with ...

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 ...

People don’t think much about ticks until one turns up on their dog or their own skin. But these little things are more than a minor annoyance. Some types carry bacteria that can lead to infections in ...