I just came across this today, and it got me thinking a bit. The video says it took the CDC 6 months to figure out what killed the patient. This is very rare, they say, but is concerning because unlike Lyme disease, it is a virus and cannot be treated with antibiotics. For some reason, i can't post the link. Just search bourbon tick virus.
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"This is the first time that a thogotovirus has been identified in the Western Hemisphere."
– http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourbon_virus
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