Asian longhorned tick identified in Oklahoma
Originally from eastern Asia, the Asian longhorned tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis, has successfully established itself in Australia, New Zealand, several Pacific Region island nations, and now the United States. Detection of the tick in 2017 on a sheep in New Jersey was thought to be the first recognition of the tick in the United States, however, upon further analysis the tick was found in samples from as early as 2010.
