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It is possible to get west nile virus from a tick?
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No: So far it only seems to be transmissible via mosquito. However, tick-borne rickettsial diseases can mimic the flu-like / brain-effecting west nile infection and probably be more dangerous.
Answered 8/11/2019
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No: It is transmitted by mosquitoes in the US (Culex pipiens, Culex tarsalis, and Culex quinquefasciatus) not by ticks.
Answered 8/20/2019
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