Invasive Ticks Carrying New Diseases Are Spreading Through the Northeast

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Female Gulf Coast Tick

The Asian longhorned tick spreading across the US can clone itself thousands of times and even kill cattle

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Hundreds of Asian longhorned ticks cover a white lint roller
In about 90 minutes, researchers collected over 9,000 Asian longhorned ticks on a farm in southeast Ohio.

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A tick bite gave me Alpha-gal syndrome. Now, I'm allergic to meat and its byproducts and only eat 1 meal a day.

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Lon Wilhelms looks off to the left side of the frame, lit in the warm orange glow of the sun, with the open water behind her.
Lon Wilhelms enjoys spending time outdoors, but since developing Alpha-gal syndrome, she's become much more cautious.

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Oh Good, a New Way That Ticks Can Make Us Sick

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A team of experts believe they’re confirmed the first U.S. case of tickborne illness caused by a particular bacteria. The case involved a 75-year-old Alabama man who likely caught the germ from a lone star tick. Thankfully, the man was successfully treated with antibiotics.

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