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A study in North Carolina has detected the bacterium responsible for scrub typhus, a serious disease, in local chiggers. The findings prompt concerns about the disease's origins and potential health risks, with further research underway to assess the implications. A bacterium that causes a disease
Researchers from North Carolina State University analysed state parks in the area where they found the mites which carry the bacteria which causes scrub typhus - a disease which can shut down the heart and lungs
A potentially deadly disease, scrub typhus, spread by chiggers has been found in the United States for the first time, thus far only in North Carolina.
The bacteria that causes scrub typhus has been detected in wild mites in the US. They could transmit the disease to humans via bites which can, in serious cases, cause death and a rash.
It's wise to stay away from mosquitoes to prevent bites