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Scientists find new virus behind mysterious tick illness
ScienceDailyTuesday, September 29, 2026 at 1:45 AM
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Scientists have discovered a new tick-borne virus in China that causes flu-like illness and may account for previously unexplained cases of fever, fatigue, digestive problems, and low platelet counts.
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- Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. Scientists have discovered a new tick-borne virus in China that causes flu-like illness and may account for previously unexplained cases of fever, fatigue, digestive problems, and low platelet counts.
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Scientists have discovered a new tick-borne virus in China that causes flu-like illness and may account for previously unexplained cases of fever, fatigue, digestive problems, and low platelet counts.
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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product.
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