Eric Siegel, a Ph.D. student in microbiologist Stephen Rich’s Laboratory of Medical Zoology and at the UMass Amherst-based New England Center of Excellence in Vector-borne Diseases (NEWVEC), has been ...

These pests can spread dangerous diseases such as Lyme disease, West Nile virus ... "The white-footed mouse is actually one ...

While there are multiple diseases that animals transmit to humans, this article deals with some of the most common ones – ...

Hyoung Chang/Denver Post via Getty Images These pests can spread dangerous diseases such as Lyme disease ... footed mouse is actually one of the vectors for hantavirus," Fredericks said.

These pests can spread dangerous diseases such as Lyme disease, West Nile virus ... "The white-footed mouse is actually one of the vectors for hantavirus," Fredericks said. Grand Rapids, Michigan ...

Oh Good, a New Way That Ticks Can Make Us Sick Ticks are prolific carriers of many germs, including the germs behind Lyme disease ... exposure to common disease vectors,” they wrote.

While most use winter as a chance for hibernation, around eight dozen people swarmed to the Brown County Music Center for the “Understanding Tick-borne Illness” conference Feb. 19 hosted by the Brown ...

Lone Star ticks are vectors for several diseases ... Ticks merely transmit such infectious diseases as Lyme and AGS, which require a host animal species which they can survive long-term.

A lot of the blood-feeding animals fall here too: Like the mosquitoes hovering around our bear could be vectors for the West Nile Virus, ticks can transfer the bacteria that causes Lyme disease ...

Hyoung Chang/Denver Post via Getty Images These pests can spread dangerous diseases such as Lyme disease, West Nile virus ... "The white-footed mouse is actually one of the vectors for hantavirus," ...