A long-acting flea and tick treatment from Merck Animal Health has earned approval for dogs at least six months old from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The approval of the new injectable ...
San Carlos Animal Control specialist Timothy Nozie and entomologist Maureen Brophy put tick collars on dogs on Dec. 6, 2024, on the San Carlos Apache Nation. As part of an effort to reduce tick-borne ...
UC Davis Professor Janet Foley takes a blood sample from a dog in Mexico as part of Rocky Mountain spotted fever prevention efforts. (Oscar Zazueta, Harvard) Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a ...
University of Arizona entomology professor Kathleen Walker is leading the Great Arizona Tick check, part of a project to map the distribution of ticks and the diseases they carry. Ticks can carry ...
Rocky Mountain spotted fever is the deadliest tick-borne disease in the U.S. It's been a persistent problem on some tribal lands in the Southwest, where residents are at particular risk, but the ...
Above: Purdue tick researcher Chhoki Sherpa views Asian longhorned tick while working in Cate Hill lab in Whistler Hall. The more we learn about ticks, the more committed we all should be about ...
As Virginians head outdoors during warmer weather, an emergency medicine physician with Virginia Tech is spreading awareness ...
Health officials report an increasing number of tick bites across the United States as the regions where the insects typically breed have expanded. Experts cite climate change as a major factor in the ...
ILLINOIS, Ill. (WCIA) — Tick season has arrived in Illinois. While there are around 15 different known species in Illinois, experts warn that there are a couple you should watch out for as ticks ...
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, the deadliest tick-borne disease in the U.S., is a big problem on tribal lands in the Southwest. A community-led... On Apache lands, progress in a long war against ticks ...
SAN CARLOS APACHE INDIAN RESERVATION, ARIZ. — It's golden hour on an early December day at a cattle ranch on the San Carlos Apache Reservation. The sun is low, and the bulls have settled into their ...