A study by the University of Massachusetts Amherst reveals two unusual types of ticks in Maine capable of transmitting rare diseases, including those that can be fatal. Researchers from the New England Center of Excellence of Vector-borne Diseases discovered an unusual number of rabbit ticks during a tick control study, some of which carried Rickettsia microbes related to Rocky Mountain spotted fever. While there is a low risk for human infection, the findings stress the need for further study and monitoring of these ticks, particularly regarding the potential transmission to humans.
In one of the sets of properties that we looked at in Maine, we found some rather extraordinary ticks that we don't usually see.
It's a low risk factor, but it is something that we didn't know about until now, and it's something we want to understand a little bit better.
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