Tick-borne disease -- Canada
Colorado tick fever virus is transmitted by _Dermacentor andersoni_ ticks. In Canada, these ticks are found in the southern regions of British Columbia (Rocky Mountains) and Alberta, as well as southwestern Saskatchewan. Colorado tick fever should be clinically suspected in patients presenting with a biphasic febrile illness and leukopenia following tick exposure in the appropriate geographic area.
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A 65-year-old male presented to a tertiary-care hospital emergency department in
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