The first human case of a rare tick-borne illness has been reported in Connecticut. The case also marks the first time Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis has appeared in the northeast, according to the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES).

The first human case of an emerging tick-borne disease in the Northeast has been reported in Connecticut, the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station said.

The first human case of a new tick-borne disease in Connecticut has been confirmed. According to the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, the first locally acquired human case of Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis in the state is also the first in the Northeast.

The first-ever recorded Northeast case of a tick-borne disease was reported in Connecticut, officials said. Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis is a type of spotted fever transmitted through infected mites and tick bites,

For the first time, a tick-borne illness normally found hundreds of miles away was detected in a person in Connecticut, causing concerns that the insect that spreads it has begun to thrive in new locations.

A Connecticut resident has been diagnosed with the Northeast's first human case of a rare tick-borne illness. Researchers at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, or CAES, reported on Monday that the first locally-transmitted case of Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis was found in Connecticut.

The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station reports the first locally acquired human disease case of Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis in Connecticut. The invasive Gulf Coast Tick transmits the disease,