Milder winters and rainy springs help the parasites thrive in the U.S., and emergency-room visits for bites are up.

The disease, spread through the bite of an infected tick that lives primarily on dogs, is rare, but its incidence is rising. It has reemerged at epidemic levels in northern Mexico, where more than ...

A stock image shows a tick on a person's finger, with a dog in the background. A two-year-old Mexican girl has died after being infected with tick-borne rickettsiosis.

Dogs and cats roaming outdoors can also bring ticks into the house. “If pets bring ticks in, a tick can live in the house for months until it finds its next blood meal,” which could be another ...

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“But, the dog tick does change every other year, peaking on the odd year. So 2025 would be a high number of dog ticks,” said Kaitlyn Morse, BeBop Labs executive director.

Stock image of a brown dog tick on a person's skin (main) and CDC image of Rocky Mountain spotted fever rash. Six people in California were infected with this disease in Tecate, Mexico, three of ...

While several types of ticks can spread Rocky Mountain spotted fever in different parts of the country, the brown dog tick is responsible for the illness in the southwestern U.S. and in Mexico and ...