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27 September 2022 First Detection of the Invasive Asian Longhorned Tick (Acari: Ixodidae) on Migratory Passerines in the Americas
Medha Pandey, Nicholas P. Piedmonte, Vanessa C. Vinci, Richard C. Falco, Thomas J. Daniels, J. Alan Clark
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Abstract

The Asian longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis Neumann), native to East Asia, was first reported in the United States in 2017 and is now established in at least 17 states. Haemaphysalis longicornis feeds on birds in its range outside of the United States, and migratory birds disperse this tick and tick-borne pathogens. However, early studies in the United States did not find H. longicornis on migrating passerine birds. The transport of the parthenogenetic H. longicornis on birds has the potential to greatly expand its range. We report the first discovery of H. longicornis on migratory passerine birds in the Americas.

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Medha Pandey, Nicholas P. Piedmonte, Vanessa C. Vinci, Richard C. Falco, Thomas J. Daniels, and J. Alan Clark "First Detection of the Invasive Asian Longhorned Tick (Acari: Ixodidae) on Migratory Passerines in the Americas," Journal of Medical Entomology 59(6), 2176-2181, (27 September 2022). https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjac144
Received: 9 May 2022; Accepted: 2 September 2022; Published: 27 September 2022
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KEYWORDS
Asian longhorned tick
Haemaphysalis longicornis
invasive species
migratory bird
range expansion
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