A new disease spread by tick bites has been identified in dogs by researchers from North Carolina State University (NCSU). The disease, a species of Rickettsia, was first documented in U.S.-based dogs ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This year, visits to the ER for tick bites have been on the rise. Tiny yet dangerous ticks can spread a number of diseases to ...

Dogs are highly susceptible to tick bites and can easily bring ticks indoors, increasing the risk of tick-borne disease for the entire household. According to the CDC, pets that spend time in grassy, ...

Once found mainly in New England and pockets of the Midwest, disease-spreading ticks are now appearing in more places across the U.S. Emergency room visits for tick bites are at their highest levels ...

A blacklegged tick, Ixodes pacificus, on a leaf. The parasite can spread anaplasmosis and Lyme disease. (Smith Collection / Gado / Getty Images) Dog owners may need to be on alert for a disease many ...

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

I have been treated three times in the past year for tick bites that had high probability of Lyme disease. The takeaway: Doxicycline only treats like three of the bloodborne illnesses carried by ticks ...