Rocky Mountain spotted fever spread by dog ticks

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An unusual outbreak of the sometimes-fatal tick-borne infection Rocky Mountain spotted fever in eastern Arizona has been traced to a previously unrecognized carrier, the brown dog tick.

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