Rutgers: Dangerous Tick-Borne Bacterium Extremely Rare in New Jersey
June 27, 2020
June 27, 2020
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, June 27 -- Rutgers University issued the following news:
There's some good news in New Jersey about a potentially deadly tick-borne bacterium. Rutgers 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 east of the Mississippi River, and more research is needed to understand . . .
There's some good news in New Jersey about a potentially deadly tick-borne bacterium. Rutgers 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 east of the Mississippi River, and more research is needed to understand . . .