A newly confirmed bacterial species, Rickettsia finnyi, has been identified in dogs with symptoms resembling Rocky Mountain spotted fever.

Doctors say 90% of all diseases transmitted by an insect bite originate with ticks, even when a mosquito does the biting. As ...

They play, they roll, they run! And they itch! What looks like playtime can actually be a sign of fleas, ticks or allergies. New national forecasts show flea and tick season is starting earlier and ...

As spring arrives across the UK, pet owners are being warned that an extremely common spring plant — that is in bloom already ...

Pet owners need to stay vigilant at this time, as this highly common spring plant — already in bloom across the UK — is ...

A worrying increase in measles cases in Victoria and NSW has prompted health authorities to urge people to ensure they are vaccinated.

As Gregory Maassen, Ph.D., prepares to e-bike more than 5,800 miles across the country, he's using the same sense of adventure and skills that he drew ...

Hay fever affects roughly one in four UK adults. Symptoms are caused by three different types of pollen: tree, grass and weed ...

Cedar, elm and maple trees in Oklahoma are causing issues for Oklahomans with allergies, but the worst of it is almost over.

A BRIT mum died of rabies four months after she was scratched by a stray puppy on a family holiday, an inquest heard. Yvonne ...

However, blood samples were sent off to be tested for anaplasmosis,” said Craig Payne, University of Missouri Extension veterinarian. “It came back negative, but the veterinary pathologist working on ...

After enduring a two-year diagnostic odyssey, Gregory Maassen received a diagnosis of a postinfectious form of peripheral ...