New tick-borne virus that can cause flu-like illness discovered in China
4 news sources are covering this Health story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
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The brief
"New tick-borne virus that can cause flu-like illness discovered in China" is generating significant coverage in the Health category, with 4 articles from 4 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include AOL.com, CIDRAP, yahoo.com and nypost.com. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (4)
- Scientists discover new tick-borne virus after testing thousands of patients with mysterious illnesses AOL.com · 1d ago
- Scientists in China discover new tick-borne virus that causes flu-like illness CIDRAP · 1d ago
- Doctor reveals key steps families can take to protect themselves from tick-borne illnesses yahoo.com · 1d ago
- New tick-borne virus that can cause flu-like illness discovered in China nypost.com · 1d ago
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