27 and Nov. 2, up from 58 between Oct. 13 and 19, raising concerns about the mite-borne disease caused by the bacteria Orientia tsutsugamushi. “Given that trombiculid mite larvae (chiggers ...

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency has issued a health advisory following a surge in scrub typhus cases in ...

Tick bites allow disease-causing microbes, including multiple species of Rickettsia bacteria, to pass from arthropods to humans. Being exposed to Rickettsia parkeri, for example, can cause a scab at ...