Share on Pinterest Tick-borne illnesses are common through much of the U.S. Jerry Monkman/Aurora Photos/Getty Images According to a new report from the CDC, a novel bacterium was found in 4 U.S.

Lyme disease is not the only tick-borne illness affecting pets, with Anaplasma, Babesia, Ehrlichia, and Rickettsia also on the rise. These diseases, while sometimes treated with similar antibiotics ...

There are tick-borne diseases beyond what causes Lyme disease. Different geographies have differing prevalence’s of tick-borne infections. In the northeastern USA, some of the other infectious agents ...