The discovery was made in a residential backyard in Maine where researchers were collecting rabbit ticks and testing them for pathogens, the university said.

ODA first confirmed the presence of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease (RHDV) at a rabbitry on April 14 after the owner reported to a local veterinarian that their rabbits had started dying suddenly.

AMHERST — University of Massachusetts researchers have uncovered rabbit ticks in Maine that harbor a new strain of bacteria ...

A dead rabbit found in central Illinois tested positive for a bacterial disease last week, prompting the local health department to urge residents to monitor their families and pets for signs of ...

Some Illinois residents and pet owners are being urged to use caution after a dead rabbit was diagnosed with tularemia in recent days.

The agency identified the virus, known as Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus, after the owner of a Douglas County rabbitry reported multiple sudden rabbit deaths to a veterinarian last week.

However, the disease has not been found in dog ticks, the usual disease vectors in the area. Finding the strain in rabbit ticks “may solve part of the puzzle" of why the disease has been found ...

A deadly new virus is sweeping through Europe, killing every rabbit it touches in a matter of hours. An aggressive strain of the disease is now thought to be spreading across the UK countryside ...

Bunnies can be a wonderful addition to the home as long as you’re prepared for it.” Part of that preparation means being familiar with rabbit diseases and knowing what to look for, Illar said. Since ...

If that wasn’t bad enough, there is currently an epidemic in the wild of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease that is 100% fatal. The bottom line is that rabbits can make wonderful pets for people who ...

executive director of NEWVEC and senior author of the research recently published in the journal Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. "While these rabbit ticks don't feed on people very often ...

A dead rabbit found in Central Illinois has tested positive for a bacterial disease, prompting the local health department to urge residents to monitor their families and pets for signs of the illness ...