Dr. Julie Buzby says fleas and ticks behave differently, but early warnings often overlap. With fleas, pet owners may notice quick, repeated scratching around the tail base or neck. Some dogs bite at ...

A team working in Brazil’s Amazon National Park has detected DNA from a previously undescribed Bartonella bacterium in local sand flies. The signal clusters genetically near to other species that are ...

Join Zico and me as we explore the experience of trying sand crabs and sand fleas for the first time. #SeafoodAdventures #FoodExploration Urgent warning issued as Great Lake water levels fall ...

(KRON) — Several students at Kennedy Elementary School in Newark were bitten by fleas, triggering concerns from parents that the tiny insects may have infested some classrooms. One mother told KRON4 ...

It starts with a fever, aches, maybe even a rash — symptoms that could be mistaken for the flu or just a lingering bug. But in Texas, doctors are warning that another culprit is increasingly to blame: ...

Parents say Kennedy Elementary School in Newark has a massive flea infestation, and now they're pleading with the district to take more action after they say their children started coming home with ...

Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH, is a health writer. She has over a decade of experience as a registered nurse, practicing in a variety of fields, such as pediatrics, oncology, chronic pain, and public health ...

A new species of bacteria has come to light in Brazil. It’s genetically similar to two other disease-causing bacteria from the Andes, which are known to infect humans through sand fly bites. According ...

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A California resident has tested positive for the plague after likely being bitten by an infected flea on a Lake Tahoe camping trip, health officials confirmed. The El Dorado County Health and Human ...

"The individual is currently under the care of a medical professional and is recovering at home," El Dorado County officials confirmed Chiara Salvadori/Getty; BSIP/UIG Via Getty A Lake Tahoe resident ...

A South Lake Tahoe resident has tested positive for plague, a disease associated with medieval epidemics but is “rare” among humans today, health officials said. The El Dorado County Environmental ...