New tick reported since 2017 in NY, NJ and PA
is spreading
Info and image excerpted from
https://www.dep.pa.gov/Business/ProgramIntegration/Vector-Management/Ticks/Pages/Asian-Longhorned-Tick.aspx#
"Prior to 2017, Asian Longhorned ticks were exclusive to the eastern hemisphere (China, Japan, USSR, Korea, Australia, and New Zealand). Recent projections indicate that this tick has the potential to inhabit most of the eastern United States."
"Up to 3,000 eggs can be laid from one adult female Asian Longhorned tick. It is common to find hundreds of ticks on one animal. They have been collected from pets, livestock, wildlife, and humans."
" In the United States, Asian Longhorned ticks have been collected from the environment in Pennsylvania that were positive for the causative agents of Lyme disease and Anaplasmosis, however, more research is necessary to determine its impact to human health. Investigation into their capacity to acquire and transmit pathogens is ongoing.
Livestock (cattle) in the United States can become infected with Theileria orientalis Ikeda parasite from the Asian Longhorned tick. This parasite resides in the animals’ blood and can result in sickness or death of the animal."
Video from Channel
NJ info is at https://www.nj.gov/agriculture/divisions/ah/pdf/TickInfosheet.pdf
