The associate director of the Kansas Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory says the Asian longhorned tick is a serious threat to the livestock industry. Gregg Hanzlicek says female ticks can cause deadly health effects in cattle.  “The Asian longhorned tick is the major vector for Theileria orientalis,” he says. “The clinical signs are very similar to anaplasmosis. That’s the […]

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