Thursday, August 04, 2011

ScienceDaily: Biotechnology News

ScienceDaily: Biotechnology News


New bacterium found causing tick-borne illness ehrlichiosis in Wisconsin and Minnesota

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 02:47 PM PDT

A new tick-borne bacterium infecting humans with ehrlichiosis has been discovered in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Experts say the new species from the Ehrlichia genus can cause a feverish illness in humans. The new bacterium, not yet named, has been identified in more than 25 people and found in black-legged ticks, also known as deer ticks (Ixodes scapularis), in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Researchers used culture and genetic analyses.

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