spotted fever

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Friday the deaths of three people in California from Rocky Mountain spotted fever.

From Washington Times • Dec. 9, 2023

Fortunately, it’s a milder form than Rocky Mountain spotted fever, a sometimes fatal tick-borne illness.

From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2023

But over the past few decades, various species of ticks have been migrating to new regions, leading to an increase in Rocky Mountain spotted fever cases throughout the South and mid-Atlantic.

From Scientific American • Jun. 14, 2023

American dog ticks can spread Rocky Mountain spotted fever.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2023

Then there were all the diseases one is vulnerable to in the woods—giardiasis, eastern equine encephalitis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Lyme disease, ehrlichiosis, schistosomiasis, brucellosis, and shigellosis, to offer but a sampling.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson