Researchers were recently surprised after stumbling upon rabbit ticks in Maine that harbor a new type of bacteria related to a potentially life-threatening infection. Scientists from the University of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Is Halloween coming early? The reports of "rabbits with tenticles" seemingly support this. Cottontail rabbits with horn-like growths on their heads have appeared in Colorado, sparking concern over ...

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, ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) - San Diego County Vector Control officials reported new signs Friday of the potentially dangerous disease tularemia on a trail in Sorrento Valley. Several batches of ticks trapped ...

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have identified a new strain of bacteria in rabbit ticks across Maine that could cause spotted fevers. This group of diseases includes Pacific ...

Rabbits with tentacles in northern Colorado. There’s not really a better way to sum up recent photos and headlines about cottontail rabbits spotted around Fort Collins with long, dangling growths on ...

Fifteen young New England cottontail rabbits, the only species native to New England, born at the Bronx Zoo have been ...