San Diego County officials said Friday that additional ticks found along the Lopez Canyon Trail in Sorrento Valley have tested positive for a bacterial disease known as “rabbit fever.” The ticks were ...

Cottontail rabbits in Colorado have been spotted with "wart-like" growths on their faces. But don't worry — they're OK. Why it matters: The viral infection causing the horn-like growth spurts can come ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cases of tularemia, also known as "rabbit fever," are on the rise in the U.S., according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Caused by the bacteria Francisella ...

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, ...

CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Wis. (WEAU) - The Easter bunny will be making the rounds soon, and the founder of a Chippewa Valley rabbit rescue wants to prevent post Easter rabbit surrenders. Nicole Evans-Estersen ...

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, ...