SFRs vary in presentation, from mild to fatal, depending on the species of tick, however, early symptoms are non-specific.

A team of biomolecular engineers, pathologists, and internal medicine specialists at the University of Texas Medical Branch, ...

Just as the human body serves as a habitat for bacteria and other microbes, diverse, tiny organisms known as protists host ...

In new research published this week, a team led by Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) scientists reveals that symbiotic bacteria often accompany single-celled protists in the ocean’s upper layer. Some ...

Rickettsial diseases respond well to antibiotic ... ricinus) Mediterranean spotted fever Rash (97%); single eschar; case–fatality rate without treatment (0–18%) R. conorii israelensis Rh.

Much of this depends on climate patterns. “The warmer it is, the more pests will thrive and the more populations we’ll see,” says Emma Grace Crumbley, an entomologist with Mosquito Squad Plus, a pest ...

Why are tick-borne illnesses on the rise across the U.S. and beyond, and what can we do to control tick outbreaks?

An informational poster at the San Carlos Animal Control clinic on the reservation advises the community about Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. When an infected tick bites someone, it transmits ...