The American dog tick is the primary carrier of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, which can be fatal. Lone Star ticks can cause alpha-gal syndrome, a serious allergy to red meat. Black-legged ticks, also ...

MONTREAL — Quebec health officials say a first case of a tick-borne bacterial disease common in the United States has been detected in the province. The single case of Rocky Mountain spotted fever was ...

Carroll College Biology Professor Grant Hokit is standing in a small meadow full of long grasses and berry bushes in the Swan Mountains just outside of Condon. He’s leading a team of three tick ...

Mississippi ranks 21st in the U.S. for tick control services used, according to Terminix. Ticks can transmit diseases like Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS). AGS ...

DURING routine animal collections at Bukit Lanjan in the Sungai Buloh Forest Reserve about 7 miles west of Kuala Lumpur, ticks were collected off rodents. The reserve is small and is surrounded by ...

Indications are broadened for Zoetis products to include new protections against Asian longhorned ticks and tapeworms “Ticks pose a significant health risk to pets. Ensuring readily available and ...

Ticks are the silent predators of the canine world—tiny, blood-sucking parasites that latch onto your dog’s body and feed on its blood. Their small size belies the danger they pose, as these pests ...

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MSD has been given approval by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate for an injectable version of Bravecto, its parasiticide for dogs, which lasts a whole year. This new injectable fluralaner ...

Ticks are blood-feeding parasites of animals found throughout Colorado. They are particularly common at higher elevations. Problems related to blood loss do occur among wildlife and livestock, but ...

Watch out when walking through tall blades of grass ― you don't want to get bitten by a tick. These creepy crawlers can cause many diseases among those they hook themselves into. According to the ...