A little-known tick-borne illness has quietly logged another human case in California, and scientists say it behaves a lot like one of the deadliest tick diseases in the Americas. SFGate reports that ...

A rare case of tick-borne bacterial disease in California sheds light on little-known risks and challenges in diagnosing ...

In what's only the fourth documented case worldwide, the tick-borne Rickettsia lanei was reported in Northern California, the CDPH said.

The bacterium has been documented in only four human cases, according to officials.

The case marks the fourth-ever recorded case of the disease worldwide Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Officials in California have confirmed that a resident was infected with an extremely rare, tick-borne ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. State health officials are warning people to take precautions against ticks after a Northern California resident was confirmed as ...

Another California resident tested positive for the bacteria Rickettsia lanei, as confirmed by The California Department of Public Health. This marks the fourth verified case of human infection since ...

The CDPH confirmed a case of Rickettsia lanei, similar to Rocky Mountain spotted fever, in a Northern California patient ...