Hopefully by now, PMPs across the United States and territories have heard about the invasive Asian longhorned tick (ALT), Haemaphysalis longicornis, which was discovered in new lersey in late 2017. New Jersey was the first state to report the tick, which was found on a sheep. The Rutgers Center for Vector Biology confirmed that longhorned ticks, which are native to northeastern Asia, have been present in New Jersey since at least 2013. The lab determined this through DNA analysis of a tick specimencollected from a dog in Union County during the spring or early summer of 2013. This finding was also confirmed by USDA National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) experts.
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