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Topic: Beware the Lone Star tick!

Ann-Ohio
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The Lone Star tick is named for a white spot on its back. It is bigger than the black legged tick, but just as dangerous. Now new mutants have been found - see the article below.

[from Wikipedia}
"Like all ticks, it can be a vector of diseases including
human monocytotropic ehrlichiosis (Ehrlichia chaffeensis),

canine and human granulocytic ehrlichiosis (Ehrlichia ewingii),

tularemia (Francisella tularensis),

and southern tick-associated rash illness (STARI, possibly caused by the spirochete Borrelia lonestari).
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Some evidence indicates A. americanum saliva inactivates B. burgdorferi more quickly than the saliva of Ixodes scapularis.[14]

Recently the bacteria Borrelia andersonii and Borrelia americana have been linked to A. americanum.[15][16]

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The bite of the lone star tick can cause a person to develop alpha-gal meat allergy, a delayed response to nonprimate mammalian meat and meat products."

https://www.ajtmh.org/view/journals/tpmd/aop/article-10.4269-ajtmh.20-1363/article-10.4269-ajtmh.20-1363.xml

"Interestingly, our findings indicate that multiple strains from distant geographic origins share the same mutations,

which suggests that the strains are being moved from one site to another by their hosts or vectors. [probably including migrating birds - Ann]

In addition, we are seeing a northward shift in the lone star tick distribution in the United States.

Last, some data also suggest minimal genetic mutations have occurred over time among strains that are within geographical proximity.

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Ann-Ohio
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The larval form or "seed ticks" of the Lone Star tick are especially nasty as they swarm over people and cause severe itching.

https://kentuckypestnews.wordpress.com/2016/07/19/lone-star-seed-ticks-can-cause-some-miserable-days/

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Lymetoo
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That is what we have the most of here in the Midwest. My Lyme disease came from Texas, where it's mostly Lone Star ticks also.

I know several people locally who have alpha-gal. It can be REALLY life-changing.

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