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Ticks on Migratory Birds Found to Carry Newly Discovered Hemorrhagic Fever Virus

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Mon, 2018-06-11 17:40 — Kathy Gilbeaux

           

Credit: Tove Hoffman

CLICK HERE - STUDY - CDC - EID - Alkhurma Hemorrhagic Fever Virus RNA in Hyalomma rufipes Ticks Infesting Migratory Birds, Europe and Asia Minor

uu.se - Press Release - June 1, 2018

In a new study, researchers at Uppsala University and other institutions have identified genetic material from the recently identified Alkhurma hemorrhagic fever virus in the tick species Hyalomma rufipes. The discovery was made after thousands of ticks were collected from migratory birds captured in the Mediterranean basin. The results indicate that birds could contribute to spreading the virus to new geographical areas.

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Wed, 2018-06-13 08:29 — Kathy Gilbeaux

On a similar topic . . .

apnews.com - by HANNAH GRABENSTEIN - June 13, 2018

A hardy, invasive species of tick that survived a New Jersey winter and subsequently traversed the mid-Atlantic has mysteriously arrived in Arkansas. No one is sure how the Longhorned tick, native to East Asia, arrived in the country, nor how it made its way to the middle of the continent.

The Arkansas Agriculture Department said late Monday researchers at Oklahoma State University had confirmed a tick found on a dog in Benton County in the far northwestern corner of the state was a Longhorned tick. Until then, the bug had only been reported in New Jersey, Virginia and West Virginia.

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Wed, 2018-06-13 10:16 — Carrielaj

This is very bad news.


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On Wed, Jun 13, 2018, 5:29 AM Kathy Gilbeaux <noreply@m.resiliencesystem.org> wrote:

On a similar topic . . .

apnews.com - by HANNAH GRABENSTEIN - June 13, 2018

A hardy, invasive species of tick that survived a New Jersey winter and subsequently traversed the mid-Atlantic has mysteriously arrived in Arkansas. No one is sure how the Longhorned tick, native to East Asia, arrived in the country, nor how it made its way to the middle of the continent.

The Arkansas Agriculture Department said late Monday researchers at Oklahoma State University had confirmed a tick found on a dog in Benton County in the far northwestern corner of the state was a Longhorned tick. Until then, the bug had only been reported in New Jersey, Virginia and West Virginia.

(CLICK HERE - READ COMPLETE ARTICLE)

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