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Tick bites kill 16 in Chihuahua
by: Julian Resendiz
Posted: Jun 27, 2024 / 02:12 PM CDT
Updated: Jun 27, 2024 / 03:16 PM CDT
State authorities urge owners to keep pets healthy, call on people to seek treatment for Rocky Mountain spotted fever
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Summer not only brings hot temperatures that can dehydrate humans; it’s also prime time for the reproduction of dangerous bugs, according to medical experts.
In Chihuahua, Mexico, health authorities put residents on notice after confirming that 16 people who contracted rickettsia have died in the past few weeks. Half the deaths were in Juarez, across the border from El Paso, Texas.
Dr. Gumaro Barrios attributed the deaths to tick bites, though the disease, known in the United States as Rocky Mountain spotted fever, can also be spread by fleas, lice and some mites...
Tick bites kill 16 in Chihuahua
by: Julian Resendiz
Posted: Jun 27, 2024 / 02:12 PM CDT
Updated: Jun 27, 2024 / 03:16 PM CDT
State authorities urge owners to keep pets healthy, call on people to seek treatment for Rocky Mountain spotted fever
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Summer not only brings hot temperatures that can dehydrate humans; it’s also prime time for the reproduction of dangerous bugs, according to medical experts.
In Chihuahua, Mexico, health authorities put residents on notice after confirming that 16 people who contracted rickettsia have died in the past few weeks. Half the deaths were in Juarez, across the border from El Paso, Texas.
Dr. Gumaro Barrios attributed the deaths to tick bites, though the disease, known in the United States as Rocky Mountain spotted fever, can also be spread by fleas, lice and some mites...