Dangerous tick-borne bacterium extremely rare in New Jersey

ScienceDaily
Jun 25, 2020, 12:49 pm112 pts
There's some good news in New Jersey about a potentially deadly tick-borne bacterium. Researchers examined more than 3,000 ticks in the Garden State and found only one carrying Rickettsia rickettsii, the bacterium that causes Rocky Mountain spotted fever. But cases of tick-borne spotted fevers have increased…

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