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

A Northern California resident was hospitalized in April after contracting Rickettsia lanei, a bacterial infection that presents symptoms similar to Rocky Mountain spotted fever. This marks the fourth documented human case of the infection globally. The illness is similar to Rocky Mountain spotted fever. The resident was hospitalized in April.

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  1. Fourth person infected with tick-borne illness

    A Northern California resident was hospitalized in April after contracting Rickettsia lanei, a bacterial infection that presents symptoms similar to Rocky Mountain spotted fever. This marks the fourth documented human case of the infection globally. The illness is similar to Rocky Mountain spotted fever. The resident was hospitalized in April.

    What's confirmed:

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    • A Northern California resident was hospitalized in April after contracting Rickettsia lanei.
    • This marks the fourth documented human case of the bacterial infection globally.
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  2. Northern California Resident Contracts Rare Rickettsia lanei

    A Northern California resident was hospitalized in April after contracting Rickettsia lanei. This marks the fourth documented human case of the bacterial infection globally. The illness presents symptoms similar to Rocky Mountain spotted fever.

    What's confirmed:

    • A Northern California resident was hospitalized in April after contracting Rickettsia lanei.
    • This is the fourth documented human case of Rickettsia lanei globally.
    • The disease produces symptoms similar to Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
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  3. Northern California Resident Diagnosed With Rare Tick-Borne Illness

    A Northern California resident was hospitalized in April after contracting Rickettsia lanei. This is the fourth documented human case of the rare bacterial infection globally. The disease produces symptoms similar to Rocky Mountain spotted fever.

    What's confirmed:

    • A Northern California resident was hospitalized in April after contracting Rickettsia lanei.
    • This is the fourth documented human case of the illness globally.
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  4. California Resident Diagnosed With Rare Rickettsia Lanei Infection

    A Northern California patient was diagnosed in April with Rickettsia lanei, a rare tick-borne bacterium. The patient was hospitalized and represents the fourth known case of the illness globally. This is the third such case reported in California.

    What's confirmed:

    • The patient was diagnosed in April with Rickettsia lanei.
    • This is the fourth known case of this infection worldwide.
    • The patient is the third California resident to be infected with the bacterium.
    • The infection occurred in Northern California.

    Still unconfirmed:

    • Rickettsia lanei is similar to Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
    • The patient is the fourth person in the U.S. to be infected.
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  5. 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.
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