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AMBLYOMMA AMERICANUMIXODIDAE · HARD TICK
Ixodidae · hard tick

Lone star tick

Amblyomma americanum

The lone star tick spreads ehrlichiosis, STARI, and the bite-acquired alpha-gal red-meat allergy across the Southeast and lower Midwest.

High dangerCarries 4 diseasesEstablished · 1,070 counties

Where it’s established

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Alaska — no established countiesAKMaine — no established countiesMEVermont — no established countiesVTNew Hampshire — 1 county establishedNHWashington — no established countiesWAIdaho — no established countiesIDMontana — no established countiesMTNorth Dakota — no established countiesNDMinnesota — no established countiesMNWisconsin — 1 county establishedWIMichigan — 5 counties establishedMINew York — 19 counties establishedNYMassachusetts — 1 county establishedMAOregon — no established countiesORNevada — no established countiesNVWyoming — no established countiesWYSouth Dakota — 4 counties establishedSDIowa — 28 counties establishedIAIllinois — 65 counties establishedILIndiana — 46 counties establishedINOhio — 18 counties establishedOHPennsylvania — 8 counties establishedPANew Jersey — 12 counties establishedNJConnecticut — 3 counties establishedCTCalifornia — no established countiesCAUtah — no established countiesUTColorado — no established countiesCONebraska — 24 counties establishedNEMissouri — 63 counties establishedMOKentucky — 53 counties establishedKYWest Virginia — 13 counties establishedWVVirginia — 70 counties establishedVAMaryland — 18 counties establishedMDDelaware — 2 counties establishedDERhode Island — 2 counties establishedRIArizona — no established countiesAZNew Mexico — no established countiesNMKansas — 25 counties establishedKSArkansas — 73 counties establishedARTennessee — 45 counties establishedTNNorth Carolina — 47 counties establishedNCSouth Carolina — 25 counties establishedSCDistrict of Columbia — 1 county establishedDCHawaii — no established countiesHIOklahoma — 64 counties establishedOKLouisiana — 19 counties establishedLAMississippi — 51 counties establishedMSAlabama — 41 counties establishedALGeorgia — 58 counties establishedGATexas — 118 counties establishedTXFlorida — 47 counties establishedFLCOUNTIES ESTABLISHED
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Established in 1,070 counties across 34 states.

Top 8 states
#NameCounties
1Texas118
2Arkansas73
3Virginia70
4Illinois65
5Oklahoma64
6Missouri63
7Georgia58
8Kentucky53

Diseases it carries

4 known

Pathogens it carries

0 known

No pathogens linked to Lone star tick in the lens yet.

Remove, prevent, and what to do after

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Wild facts

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