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A University of Missouri researcher developed a breakthrough diagnostic test that detects Rocky Mountain spotted fever in just 40 minutes, potentially saving countless children's lives. The deadly tick-borne illness can be fatal within days if untreated, but current tests take weeks to return results.
Arizona State University researchers just cracked a mystery that could lead to new treatments for tularemia, a deadly tick-borne disease so potent that just 10 bacterial cells can cause infection. For the first time, scientists isolated and studied the proteins that help this dangerous pathogen survive inside human cells.
