Rhipicephalus microplus, known as the Southern cattle fever tick, are vectors of bovine babesiosis, a deadly disease for ...

As climate change profoundly alters ecosystems in North America, a small parasite is wreaking havoc: the winter tick. This ...

No one wants to think about their cat or dog carrying parasites. But without prevention, the likelihood of infection is high.

It's the second detection at that same feedlot since October. No other cases were linked to the earlier incident, and both appear tied to livestock moved north from southern Mexico. Texas remains free ...

A total of eight cases of rabies were recorded in Ebonyi between January and September, the Commissioner for Health in the state, Dr Daniel Umezurike said on Wednesday. It was organised by the state ...

The New World screwworm isn’t a pest most Midwestern cattle producers have ever had to think about, but veterinarians say it’s worth keeping an eye on. The parasite, once eradicated from the U.S., has ...

For thousands of years, humans have been eating animal products that come from mammalian species. So where was the lone star tick that suddenly is responsible for Alpha-Gal Syndrome that some believe ...

Some New York City residents are urging Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to appoint a new "rat czar" when he takes office. Mayor Eric Adams' appointee stepped down in September and was not replaced. The ...

Texas ranchers may soon face a nightmare straight out of history books: the return of the flesh-eating New World screwworm. While the parasite hasn't been detected in the state yet, its slow march ...