Arkansas the latest state to confirm the presence of the Longhorned tick
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Following reports from New Jersey last year and Virginia and West Virginia more recently, The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced this week that researchers have confirmed the presence of the Longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) in Benton County, Arkansas. The tick, which is native to East Asia, is known to carry and transmit both viral and bacterial tickborne diseases, ["]
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