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Kansas man dies from virus never before seen in America... and it's potentially spread by ticks
Read more: Kansas man dies from Bourbon virus spread by ticks Daily Mail Online
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Not with a bang but with a wimper.
- Man was previously healthy before falling ill after a tick bite and dying 11 days later after organ failure
- The CDC has called the new virus 'Bourbon' after the man's county
- The virus belongs to the thogotovirus group, which has only caused symptoms in humans eight times - in Africa, Asia and Europe
- This is first time the CDC has seen a strain of thogotovirus affect blood cells
Read more: Kansas man dies from Bourbon virus spread by ticks Daily Mail Online
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Not with a bang but with a wimper.