New tick-borne infection similar to Lyme disease
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A new tick-borne illness marked by recurring high fever and described for the first time in U.S. patients just this year may help explain a controversial condition known as chronic Lyme disease.
It may be easily confused with other infections transmitted by the eight-legged creatures, which have been steadily expanding their range throughout the Northeast.
But the newly identified bacterium...