The new tick-borne bacteria was first discovered in 2018.

The rare bacteria was first discovered in Sonoma County.

The case marks the fourth-ever recorded case of the disease worldwide ...

TICK-BORNE VIRUS EMERGES DISCOVERED IN 2018 CAN CAUSE COMAS DETECTED IN SONOMA COUNTY ‘THE MOST DANGEROUS VECTOR-BORNE ...

An international research team has reported the first molecular detection of Rickettsia bacteria in ticks collected from domestic dogs in Malawi, addressing a significant knowledge gap in ...

In a residential backyard in Maine, Project ITCH researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst stumbled upon a surprise finding: rabbit ticks harboring a new type of bacteria related to a ...

In their paper published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE, the group describes how they isolated an enzyme that was present in all groups of Rickettsia and used it as a marker for developing a test ...

The predatory mirid bug, Nesidiocoris tenuis, which preys on agricultural pests, is used as a biological control agent. This discovery has significant implications for biological control which ...

SAN DIEGO — Rickettsia is spread by ticks, lice, fleas, mites found in animals such as dogs. It lives in people’s bloodstream, slowly damaging their skin, lungs, brain and other organs until they die.

New species of ticks are moving to the Northeastern U.S.—and bringing along unfriendly visitors with them. In a recent study, scientists have reported the first human case of a particular tickborne ...