Maryland Lyme - Longhorned Tick- Haemaphysalis longicornis

Longhorned Ticks

Haemaphysalis longicornis

Aka- Cattle tick, Bush tick, Scrub tick, East Asian Tick

(Ixodidae Family)

Excellent Report On Longhorned Ticks

By Rachael Cane (April 2010)

Virginia Tech Information On Longhorned Ticks

By Theresa A. Dellinger & Eric R. Day (May 2018)

QUOTE- "Human diseases such as Lyme spirochetes, spotted fever group rickettsiae,^[10] Ehrlichia chaffeensis, and Anaplasma bovis have been detected in H. longicornis.^[11] It has been associated with Russian spring-summer encephalitis, Powassan virus, Khasan virus, tick-borne encephalitis virus,^[3]^:4, Japanese spotted fever,^[12] and severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome.^[7]" (Source)

CDC Report on Longhorned Ticks- November 2018

Where Are They Found in USA?

New Jersey, West Virginia, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland

Something to Consider- All of the longhorned ticks have been reported in states east of the Mississippi River, except for one in far northwestern part of Arkansas (as of 8/8/18). Somehow that tick made it across the Mississippi to get there. It is, therefore, very possible they can/will be found in all US states.

Reports & Articles Listed By State

Arkansas- June 5, 2018 (Benton County)

First Longhorned Tick Discovered In Arkansas

First Detection of Longhorned Tick in Arkansas

Connecticut- Early July 2018

WCSU Confirms First Specimen Of New Tick Species

First Person Bitten By East Asian Longhorned Tick- October 2018

Fairfield County- Child Bitten By Longhorned Tick- July 2018

Exotic East Asian Longhorned Tick Bites First Human in Connecticut- July 2018

Maryland- July 27, 2018 (Washington County)

First Confirmed Longhorned Tick Found In Maryland

Longhorned Tick- Maryland ID Form

New Hampshire- November 2018 (Found On Dog Coming From Out of State)

Asian Tick Now Spotted In New Hampshire

New Jersey- November 2017- Western NJ- 1st Found In Mercer County. And in 2018- Bergen, Essex, Hunterdon, Union, Middlesex & Monmouth Counties.

New Jersey

Hunterdon County, New Jersey

An Invasive New Tick Is Spreading in the USA

Longhorned Tick Has Been Found In Monmouth County

New York- July 18, 2018 (Westchester County & Staten Island)

Longhorned Tick Found In New York

Invasive Longhorned Tick Found For The First Time In New York City

Longhorned Tick- Lots of Them on Staten Island

First Documented Longhorned Tick Bite- Human

North Carolina- June 25, 2018 (Polk County In Western NC, Along The South Carolina Border)

Longhorned Tick Now Confirmed In North Carolina

Longhorned Tick Discovered In North Carolina