So what are the symptoms of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever? Child’s right hand and wrist displaying the characteristic spotted rash of Rocky Mountain spotted fever. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado ...

With the help of his brother, Sam, her father, “Doc Jewell,” also did pioneering research on Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Her family was considered ... Throughout their romance, Tracy and Jewell were ...

In a residential backyard in Maine, Project ITCH researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst stumbled upon a ...

We now know it as Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. That discovery was the beginning of Rocky Mountain Laboratories, whose research is now global in scope. With tick season now here, NBC Montana ...

UMass Amherst researchers have discovered a new bacteria in Maine rabbit ticks linked to an infection that can be deadly for humans.

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

UMass Amherst researchers have discovered a new bacteria in Maine rabbit ticks linked to an infection that can be deadly for humans, the university announced Wednesday. The researchers discovered ...

“So, it was a mystery,” Xu says. “Why are there some cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in New England? This finding may solve part of the puzzle. Maybe the rabbit ticks are the vector.