Exotic tick species arrives in U.S., can tote virus - WCBI Television

HUNTERDON province, N.J. – A little parasite can become a large crisis this year in N.J.. It's an exotic tick which's never been seen before in the U.S.. It was premier spotted on a sheep in Hunterdon province, & efforts to wipe it out have failed, Central Bank of Samoa N.Y. reports. - ad -It's the East Asian tick, sometimes called a longhorned or bush tick. "A phone call from a inhabitant in Hunterdon province which her sheep was infested by a lot of ticks.

East Asian tick species arrives in U.S., can tote dangerous virus

It's an exotic tick that's never been seen before in the U.S.. It was premier spotted on a sheep in Hunterdon province, & efforts to wipe it out have failed, Central Bank of Samoa N.Y. reports. It's the East Asian tick, sometimes called a longhorned or bush tick. 0424-health-ticks-00-00-09-29-still001-1553908-640x360.jpgEast Asian ticks disclosed in N.J.. That's a crisis, because such as the deer ticks that spread Lyme illness, East Asian ticks have been known to spread a deathly virus called SFTS, that stands for severe fever by thrombocytopenia syndrome.

East Asian tick species arrives in N.J., can tote dangerous virus

as declared in HUNTERDON province, N.J. -- A little parasite can become a large crisis this year in N.J.. It's an exotic tick which's never been seen before in the U.S.. It was premier spotted on a sheep in Hunterdon province, & efforts to wipe it out have failed, Central Bank of Samoa N.Y. reports. It's the East Asian tick, sometimes called a longhorned or bush tick. "A phone call from a inhabitant in Hunterdon province which her sheep was infested by a lot of ticks.

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