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NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WWLP) – The first human case of a new tick disease in the Northeast has now been found in Connecticut. The disease carried by Gulf Coast ticks is called Rickettsia parkeri ...

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Tick-borne viruses are becoming an increasingly ... was discovered in China and can sometimes cause a neurological disease when spread to humans. The report stated that the disease was first ...

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The first human case of a rare tick-borne illness has been reported in Connecticut. The case also marks the first time Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis has appeared in the northeast, according to ...

Later on, the ticks spread to parts of New York and New Jersey with even higher infection rates in 2022 and 2024, respectively — though human cases didn’t materialize until now. Connecticut is ...

In a recent study, scientists have reported the first human case of a particular tickborne bacteria in Connecticut and the greater Northeast region. The bacteria are being spread by ticks that ...