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Haemaphysalis longicornis (Asian longhorned tick)
Epidemiology:
- native to eastern Asia
- gaining a foothold in the United States
- ticks reported in nine states
- most frequently New Jersey, Virginia, & West Virginia [1]
Pathology:
- known to be infected with Rickettsia, Borrelia, Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, & Theileria [1]
- also carries Heartland virus & Powassan virus [1]
General
Haemaphysalis
Properties
KINGDOM: animal
PHYLUM: arthropod
ORGANISM-CLASS: arachnid
References
- Beard CB, Occi J, Bonilla DL, et al.
Multistate Infestation with the Exotic Disease-Vector Tick
Haemaphysalis longicornis - United States, August 2017 -
September 2018.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2018;67:1310-1313
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/67/wr/mm6747a3.htm
- Wikipedia: Longhorned tick
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longhorned_tick