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First Human Case Of Tick-Borne Illness Spotted In Connecticut
For the first time, a tick-borne illness normally found hundreds of miles away was detected in a person in Connecticut, causing concerns that the insect that spreads it has begun to thrive in new locations. The disease rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis, which is carried by the Gulf Coast tick, was recently discovered in someone in Connecticut, according to a report from the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. Authorities did not say where in the state the case was detected. The disease is similar to Rocky Mountain spotted fever but with milder symptoms, the report…