Kitsap epidemiologists have documented the first recorded case of a human contracting the disease tularemia from a marine mammal.

A new tick-borne virus called Wetland virus has been discovered in China, causing health concerns due to its potential to ...

While its bite isn't as dangerous as blacklegged tick, which spreads Lyme disease, lone star ticks do cause plenty of health ...

Dr. Gib Morrow shared good news of a sort not often seen about substance abuse for the Kitsap Public Health District at its ...

ALBANY ‒ It wasn’t until I sat down this morning to write this article that I discovered ticks are parasitic arachnids. I’ve never liked ticks, and over the years I have had some bad experiences with ...

There are a number of ways humans can contract tularemia. This bacterial infection is caused by Francisella tularensis. Bites by a dog tick, wood tick, or lone star tick can put you at risk ...

Imagine, if you will, someone so sadistic and devoid of empathy that they would write a letter to the editor rejoicing in the fact that lone star ticks are infecting Vineyarders with alpha-gal, ...

tularemia and cholera. The U.S. called the Russian accusations "laughable" and suggested Moscow may be using the claims to deflect its own plans to use a chemical or biological weapon. On March 7 ...

Tularemia, more commonly called rabbit fever, is a highly infectious disease. Since April, the clinic has treated four ...

Two people in Los Angeles County are sick with a rare parasitic infection known as "raccoon roundworm," according to ...