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Lone Star tick

lone star tick Amblyomma americanum

Where found: Widely distributed in the southeastern and eastern United States.

Transmits: Ehrlichia chaffeensis and Ehrlichia ewingii (which cause human ehrlichiosis), tularemia, and STARI.

Comments: A very aggressive tick that bites humans. The adult female is distinguished by a white dot or “lone star” on her back. Lone star tick saliva can be irritating; redness and discomfort at a bite site does not necessarily indicate an infection. The nymph and adult females most frequently bite humans and transmit disease.

 

Lone star tick adult male, adult female, nymph, and larva
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