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PRO/AH/EDR> Invasive tick – USA (02): (VA) comment

Pests -- United StatesThe real reservoir for this 3-host tick is unlikely to be in domestic animals, I suspect. It is not at all fastidious about host species amongst mammals (almost irrespective of life cycle stage) and has also been reported infesting birds and reptiles. Domestic animals are reasonable sentinels for it, however, because people see them regularly.I believe I have mentioned this previously, but it has consistently been the most frequent incidental detection by New Zealand biosecurity Read more [...]