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Asian Longhorned Tick May be Moving into Midwest

By Kansas News Service
Published April 4, 2019 at 3:20 PM CDT
The Asian longhorned tick is blamed for crippling cattle diseases in several foreign countries, causing millions of dollars in losses. (Photo from Centers for Disease Control / cdc.gov)
The Asian longhorned tick is blamed for crippling cattle diseases in several foreign countries, causing millions of dollars in losses. (Photo from Centers for Disease Control / cdc.gov)

An invasive tick species that’s potentially harmful to cattle is spreading across the United States. As Brian Grimmett reports for the Kansas News Service, researchers say the tick could reach the Midwest and Plains states later this year.

See more in Nature's Scientific Reports. 

Learn more about Asian longhorned ticks from the Centers for Disease Control.
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The Kansas News Service produces essential enterprise reporting, diving deep and connecting the dots in tracking the policies, issues and and events that affect the health of Kansans and their communities. The team is based at KCUR and collaborates with public media stations and other news outlets across Kansas. Kansas News Service stories and photos may be republished at no cost with proper attribution and a link back to kcur.org. The Kansas News Service is made possible by a group of funding organizations, led by the Kansas Health Foundation. Other founders include United Methodist Health Ministry Fund, Sunflower Foundation, REACH Healthcare Foundation and the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City.
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