Tick-borne diseases are the most prevalent vector-borne diseases – those transmitted by living ... curbed cattle fever ...

Professionals at Santa Cruz County Mosquito and Vector Control have cautioned that the first rains of the season also mark the beginning of increased activity for adult western black-legged ticks, … ...

Q: Which other tick-borne diseases are fatal? A. The death rate from Rocky Mountain spotted fever and anaplasmosis is less than 1%, and it’s about 1% for ehrlichiosis, according to the CDC.

“These ticks carry and spread multiple diseases,” explains Chad Cross, a researcher at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas who studies parasites and vector-borne diseases.

Nationwide, vector-borne diseases — that is, illnesses spread by carriers like ticks and mosquitoes — are on the rise, according to the CDC, and climate change is a major factor.

Each year as the temperature drops and the grass once again turns green, the Butte County Mosquito and Vector Control District enters its tick-hunting season. While ticks bite year-round, the deer ...

Ticks are emerging. Experts warn of rare but deadly vector-borne virus on the rise A Minnesota Department of Health epidemiologist shows samples of blacklegged, or deer, ticks that are known to ...

The Kalamazoo County Health & Community Services Department (KCHCSD) launched its yearly vector surveillance program to monitor and control the spread of disease-carrying insects. These efforts ...

Fury as Iceland swaps traditional cross symbol for a tick on its Good Friday treats - in move that risks upsetting worshippers. By MARK DUELL. Published: 20:04 EDT, ...

A new plan aims to crack down on the Lyme disease epidemic plaguing Suffolk County. Legislators have passed a bill, sponsored by Legislator Jay Schneiderman, of Montauk, which directs the county to ...

Hot cross buns have been linked to Good Friday for at least 350 years. Iceland’s David Lennox said: “According to the research, it seems some people want to do away with the cross design and ...