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 ...

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 ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) — A rare disease has been found in central Illinois. University of Illinois' Wildlife Medical Clinic is warning people of tularemia — also known as Rabbit Fever. The disease can ...

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 ...

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 ...

CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Wis. (WEAU) - The Easter bunny will be making the rounds soon, and the founder of a Chippewa Valley rabbit rescue wants to prevent post Easter rabbit surrenders. Nicole Evans-Estersen ...

Researchers from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, have discovered ticks in Maine carrying a new strain of bacteria that can cause a life-threatening infection in humans. In an April 23 press ...

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, ...