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Asian Tick Invading America Is a Mystery to Lyme Experts

TICK TICK BOOM

We don’t yet know how the long-horned tick came to the United States, how it’s spreading, or what it’s capable of doing. All we know is that it’s here.

Victoria Albert

Victoria Albert

Published Aug. 22 2018 5:19AM EDT

giant tick crawling overdoctor whose hands are in on his face in distress shock fear asian longhorned east tick lyme disease — Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast

Victoria Albert

Victoria Albert

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