Bacterium causes flu-like illness; 25 people in Wis., Minn. have been infected
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from:msnbc.comNew tick-borne bacterium found in upper Midwest
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'In severe cases, other organs such as ...the brain may be affected'-- does this explain Govenor Walker?
Not unlike many other 'non-native' species which "find their way here," (somehow); This will always be an ongoing problem. From ships which dump their Bilge water into our Great Lakes filled with ominous organisms not native to American waters, but end up decimating native populations of fish and damaging ecosystems permanently, to wooden cargo pallets from China which contained the larva of a wood boring insect now decimating forests here also. It wouldn't surprise me then, that this new tick born disease hitched a ride on some pet either imported for sale or brought in on some tourist's pet. It's not inconceivable any longer.
not native species.... like a majority of "Americans" i agree non native species are bad for the eccosystem.
Waldo, you are right, non-native species get here usually through human behavior.
CC-I believe all humans are the same species- Homo sapiens.
well then technically all human beings on this continent are an invasive species
Non human, non sentient organisms wouldn't know if we were or weren't invasive species......technically speaking of course.
Damn ticks!
Pulse Field Gel Electrophoresis ! What would we do without it?
This strain may very well be native to that area. Novel strains rear their ugly heads on a regular basis. If it's new to epidemiologists and its closest relatives are so widely dispersed, why presume it's invasive? Only a small percentage of microorganisms have been serotyped or DNA fingerprinted.