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Potomac Horse Fever May Strike Humans, Scientists Say
Scientists at an international conference warned Potomac Horse Fever may affect people. The illness has 53 horse cases and five deaths in Maryland, with cases reported in Virginia and Pennsylvania. Research notes potential tickborne rickettsial agents. human transmission remains unproven. A benefit polo game in Poolesville aims to fund further study.
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Rockville
Frederick County
Montgomery County
College of Veterinary Medicine
University of Ilinois
Urbana
U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command
National Insitutes of Health
Miodrag Ristic
Ristic
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Jean Sessions
Barnesville
Dr. Sessions
Monocacy River
Potomac River
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Susquehanna River
U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
Fort Detrick
University of Illinois
Morris Animal Foundation
Illinois
California
Sessions
Mississippi River
Brian Perry
Maryland-Virginia College of Veterinary Medicine
Blacksburg
Sandie Cafritz
Kensington
Potomac Fever Committee
Potomac Pols
Potomac Pols Club
River and
Hughes Roads
Poolesville
Potomac Fever Fund
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