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Medical researchers have officially confirmed New York State’s first-ever human case of the rare Bourbon virus in a 67-year-old Suffolk County resident. The virus was transmitted via a bite from the lone star tick, an aggressively expanding tick species across the Northeast. Bourbon virus symptoms closely mirror Lyme disease, including high fever, body aches, headaches, […] The post Rare Bourbon Virus Detected on Long Island: What to Know About the First Case appeared first on Rolling Out .