Asian Longhorned Tick (IMAGE)

University of Southern California

Asian Longhorned Tick

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The Asian Longhorned tick transmits the virus that causes severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus, or SFTS. The syndrome has a fatality rate of up to 30 percent among hospitalized patients.

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