Chronic wasting disease slowly turns the brains of infected deer (and other cervids) into spongy, deteriorating masses, triggering bizarre behavior and, inevitably, a fatal outcome.

Soon, we will no longer be seeing wood ticks (also called American dog ticks). It wasn’t that long ago when you couldn’t go outdoors, especially around grassy, weedy areas without attracting a horde ...

Lyme borreliosis, or Lyme disease, remains the most prevalent ... or allowed to molt into nymphs, depending on experimental needs. 1. Following anesthetization of the mice, to introduce the tick ...

Cortés V; Cruz A; Onetti S; Kinzel D; Garcia J; Ortiz S; Lopez A; Cattan PE; Botto-Mahan C; Solari A Chagas disease is caused ... Early and late stage nymphs presented similar T.

The NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine assistant professor said: “If you read about Lyme disease, there are patients who can suffer from this tick-borne infection for years with no solution ...

Weight loss is one of the few visible signs of chronic wasting disease. A Senate bill, SB 32, aims to make Indiana’s deer more genetically resilient to chronic wasting disease. It’s an ...

"Even just on the side of the road, there's plenty of habitat for ticks to thrive." Some ticks can transmit illnesses to humans, including Lyme disease ... whether it's a nymph or full-grown ...

Starting next deer season, hunters in south Georgia will have the option to drop off the heads of deer they take to be tested for a fatal and infectious brain-eating disease sometimes called ...

More deer hunters this year will be required to submit tissue samples for CWD testing now that the deer disease has cropped up for the first time in western Hennepin County and in Clay County.

Lyme disease vaccine appears to be the most effective management option for the prevention of Lyme disease. Although administration of the adjuvanted formulation of Lyme disease vaccine (LYMErix ...