Babesiosis, a tickborne disease sometimes called “American malaria,” is rising sharply in the U.S., new research showed.

Rates of babesiosis, a potentially fatal tick-borne disease sometimes referred to as “American malaria,” increased an average ...

Seeing a medical professional is especially urgent if you show symptoms of severe babesiosis. These include yellowish skin or ...

With hunting season in full swing, the threat of deer ticks looms large. Whether you’re after big game, small game, or ...

State health officials say the first tick to test positive for Ehrlichia muris eauclairensis (EME), a bacteria transmitted by ...

Scientists at the University of Maine Tick Lab are stepping up their efforts to track ticks migrating into new areas of the ...

The disease is now known to be carried by both Lone Star ticks, common to Southern Illinois, and blacklegged or deer ticks, ...

Starting in January, the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit will stop accepting ticks from people trying to determine ...

Dogs can contract Lyme disease, and recently, there have been 41 confirmed cases in our area. So explained Dr. Neil Lawrence, ...

A tick-borne disease dubbed "American malaria" is increasing in prevalence across the U.S., new research has found. Cases of the disease—babesiosis—increased by about 9 percent every year ...

Ticks are also carrying more pathogens. The ticks may travel on deer, but they pick up disease by feeding on mice and other small mammals; if those hosts are carrying Lyme disease or babesiosis or ...

The disease was first discovered in an Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, resident in 2009. All known human cases of EME have ...