Bat ticks in New Jersey: ‘Soft’ tick species can pose a risk to public health
by Press Release from Outbreak News Today on (#57Z29)
A tick species associated with bats has been reported for the first time in New Jersey and could pose health risks to people, pets and livestock, according to a Rutgers-led study in the Journal of Medical Entomology. This species (Carios kelleyi) is a soft" tick. Deer ticks, which carry Lyme disease, are an example of hard" ticks. [...]
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