A so called “Bourbon Virus,” named after the Kansas county they discovered it in, was successfully isolated by researchers after the mysterious death of a 68-year old man in the spring of 2014.
According to investigators at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Kansas man is supposedly the only individual who contracted the Bourbon virus, although it is highly possible there have been some other isolated cases that have remained unidentified.
The man whose identity was not revealed had been working on his Bourbon County farm and he had been bitten by several ticks. After this, according to researchers, the man started to show symptoms of diarrhea, nausea, and general weakness.
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