By Amelia Thyen Photo courtesy of Neil R; CC-BY-NC. In the United States (US), Lyme disease is spread through the bite of a deer tick
Tag: tick borne illness

By: Alyssa Loskill Image courtesy of Predi via Flickr Creative Commons An emerging parasitic disease has been identified in the United Kingdom for the first
This past summer, The Disease Daily reported on emerging and re-emerging tick-borne illnesses in the United States. Cases of Lyme disease have more than doubled
On June 20 we celebrated the summer solstice, marking the beginning of summer and the favorite season of both outdoor enthusiasts and, unfortunately, ticks.
The sudden deaths of five horses on 5 Oct. 2011 put Australian horse owners on high alert. Since June of this year, 22 horses have