Two exotic species of tick have been found for the first time on Rhode Island, state officials announced Monday.
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management said that as part of a decades-long study of ticks on the island, both Asian and Eurasian ticks were found on the block island.
“It was confirmed by DNA and morphological characteristics that it is a tick not previously found in Rhode Island,” the agency said.
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The tick was discovered by Daniel M., a former associate research scientist at Columbia University. Was made by Tufts.
Tufts identified the tick species Hemaphisalis longicornis, also known as the Asian Longhorn tick, and Hemaphisalis punctata this summer while studying ticks on Block Island.
The tick was thought to be of native origin, but further investigation revealed it to be an exotic species.
The Asian longhorn tick was first found in the US in New Jersey, but later determined samples suggest the ticks may have been in the country at least since 2010.
Asian Gust 2017 in the U.S. The first Asian long-horned ticks were discovered in.
(CDC)
“Asian long-tailed ticks are considered a serious threat to livestock in Australia and New Zealand, where they are invasive,” the agency said Monday. “It poses a threat to New England’s livestock because it can attach itself to feeding a variety of warm-blooded animals. If too many ticks are attached to an animal, blood loss can kill the animal.”
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In 2018, a study warned that the tick could spread to most parts of the eastern U.S. and parts of the Midwest, as well as small parts of the Pacific Northwest.
A map showing the probable range of Asian long-tailed ticks (Hemaphyllis longicornis) in North America, according to a 2018 study published in the journal Medical Entomology.
(Ilya Rochlin, PhD, Rutgers University Center for Vector Biology)
H. Pancatata, also known as the “red lamb tick”, is native to the southern part of Europe, as well as parts of the coasts of England and North Africa.
“The search on Block Island is significant because this tick does not exist outside its home range,” state officials said.
Both types of ticks can spread “a variety of diseases” in humans and animals, however, in the U.S. Only one disease has been found in this tick.
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Officials recommend the following guidelines to prevent ticks:
- Apply tick repellents on exposed skin and clothing.
- Spray permethrin-containing products on outer clothing, including shoes. Permethrin should not be used directly on the skin.
- Check clothing and exposed skin before moving from one area to another.
- Wear a light-colored long-sleeved shirt and long pants.
- Check the body immediately after returning from outdoor activities in tick infected areas.
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