A deadly new virus is sweeping through Europe, killing every rabbit it touches in a matter of hours. An aggressive strain of ...

Researchers said that they found rabbit ticks in Maine carrying a new type of bacteria that can cause spotted fever rickettsioses (SFR), an infection that can be deadly in humans. They found the ...

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 ...

New strains then emerged in the last decade, marking the most serious challenge to the rabbit population since the 1950s.

Researchers have discovered ticks in Maine carrying a new strain of bacteria that can cause a life-threatening infection in humans.