California resident becomes just the fourth person in the world to become infected with tick-borne illness, officials say

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   California Resident Among Fourth Global Case of Rare Tick-Borne Illness

   A resident of Northern California has been infected with an extremely rare tick-borne bacteria. This individual is only the fourth person worldwide to contract the illness. The patient was hospitalized following the infection.

   What's confirmed:

   • A resident of Northern California was infected with a rare tick-borne illness.
   • The infected individual is the fourth person in the world to contract this illness.
   • The patient was sent to the hospital due to the infection.

   Still unconfirmed:

   • The illness is caused by a little-known spotted fever pathogen detected in California ticks.
   • The bacteria causing the illness is deadly.
   confidence 90%