Source: Kenwyn Caranna, NEWS & RECORD, 6/14/20

Have you heard about the Bourbon virus? No, it’s not related to the coronavirus, but scientists are concerned about this potentially deadly tick-borne disease. And there’s evidence that ticks in North Carolina are carrying it. Blood samples taken from deer in New Hanover and Stanly counties in 2014 show antibodies to the virus, indicating ticks here are carrying the disease, according to a letter published recently in the North Carolina Medical Journal.

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