The invasive Asian longhorned tick, nicknamed the ‘cow-killing’ tick, is rapidly spreading across the United States, according to a warning from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This tiny tick, only the size of a sesame seed, has been found in 19 states since its identification in 2017 and is creating a serious threat to livestock, as reported by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
In a recent study published in the Journal of Medical Entomology, researchers from Ohio State University shared the deadly consequences of the tick’s expansion. Two cows and one large bull were victims of these ticks, dying from exsanguination – a process of being drained of blood to the point of death. The researchers estimate that each cow endured tens of thousands of bites from these invasive ticks.
The population potential of these ticks is what makes them truly dangerous. In just 90 minutes, the researchers were able to collect almost 10,000 ticks in just a 25-acre pasture. This led them to estimate that the entire field could potentially hold over 1,000,000 ticks. According to the researchers, no other species of tick in North America has the ability to populate this rapidly.
One of the reasons for the rapid spread of these ticks is their unique reproduction method. Female Asian longhorned ticks can lay 2,000 eggs at a time without the need for a male, giving them a significant advantage in population growth.
The risk posed by these reproductive ticks is not just limited to livestock but also to humans. While the CDC reports that the tick has been found on both animals and people, they seem to prefer animal hosts. However, they have the potential to carry and spread diseases should they come in contact with them.
An interesting fact about this tick is that it does not pose a threat to humans in Australia and New Zealand. These countries have also reported the presence of the ticks, but they have established themselves as exotic species and do not carry the same risks.
According to Dr. Mark J. Soloski, a professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins Medicine, it is still unclear whether the Asian longhorned tick found in the US will have the same disease-carrying potential as in other parts of the world, but it is an issue that is being closely monitored.
Currently, 19 states have reported the presence of the Asian longhorned tick: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
"Some cattle get swarmed so fast they die of exsanguination—the ticks drain the cow’s blood so fast they die.”
The nightmarish Asian longhorned tick has invaded the U.S.—and it can reproduce without mating https://t.co/ZA1l4VMZKv pic.twitter.com/HAH9Qi5rfi
— Popular Science (@PopSci) July 11, 2019
The CDC says it continues to research these invasive ticks to understand their spread and potential risks to both livestock and humans. As for now, it is important for people to be aware of their presence and take precautions to protect themselves and their animals.
OMG we can now feel at ease the CDC is on top of t. We all know where that will go. God help us.
Yes it will go into one of the next jabs ^5
Interesting that we are just now hearing ab out it yet it is in 19 states already. My bet is that bill gates released them along with his mosquitos. These ticks are just in time to help destroy the beef industry so they can get us to eat their fake beef products.
Pestilence is a Biblical Plague and our NWO Guvmunt is making sure our food supply is diminished: chickens are killed – our beef industry is being destroyed by the Climate hoax, and food processing plants were destroyed by Fire. Famine is another Plague and consider WARS
Via the illegals coming X border alone