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DERMACENTOR ALBIPICTUSIXODIDAE · HARD TICK
Ixodidae · hard tick

Winter tick

Dermacentor albipictus

The winter tick is a single-host species best known for heavy infestations on moose, with no documented role in human disease transmission.

Low danger

Where it’s established

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Alaska — no established countiesAKMaine — no established countiesMEVermont — no established countiesVTNew Hampshire — no established countiesNHWashington — no established countiesWAIdaho — no established countiesIDMontana — no established countiesMTNorth Dakota — no established countiesNDMinnesota — no established countiesMNWisconsin — no established countiesWIMichigan — no established countiesMINew York — no established countiesNYMassachusetts — no established countiesMAOregon — no established countiesORNevada — no established countiesNVWyoming — no established countiesWYSouth Dakota — no established countiesSDIowa — no established countiesIAIllinois — no established countiesILIndiana — no established countiesINOhio — no established countiesOHPennsylvania — no established countiesPANew Jersey — no established countiesNJConnecticut — no established countiesCTCalifornia — no established countiesCAUtah — no established countiesUTColorado — no established countiesCONebraska — no established countiesNEMissouri — no established countiesMOKentucky — no established countiesKYWest Virginia — no established countiesWVVirginia — no established countiesVAMaryland — no established countiesMDDelaware — no established countiesDERhode Island — no established countiesRIArizona — no established countiesAZNew Mexico — no established countiesNMKansas — no established countiesKSArkansas — no established countiesARTennessee — no established countiesTNNorth Carolina — no established countiesNCSouth Carolina — no established countiesSCDistrict of Columbia — no established countiesDCHawaii — no established countiesHIOklahoma — no established countiesOKLouisiana — no established countiesLAMississippi — no established countiesMSAlabama — no established countiesALGeorgia — no established countiesGATexas — no established countiesTXFlorida — no established countiesFLCOUNTIES ESTABLISHED
absent
established

No CDC-reported established counties yet for Winter tick.

No CDC-reported establishments yet — the leaderboard fills in as new surveillance reports land.

Diseases it carries

0 known

No diseases on record for this tick yet.

Pathogens it carries

0 known

No pathogens linked to Winter tick in the lens yet.

Remove, prevent, and what to do after

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