The Cattle Business Weekly
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The Cattle Business Weekly
Asian Longhorned Tick Finds Its Way to Iowa
Cattle now sick with Theileria carried by the tick There has been a confirmed case of Theileria orientalis Ikeda in bovine in Van Buren County, located in southeast Iowa. Theileria is a protozoan parasite carried by the Asian Longhorned Tick (ALHT); the parasite infects red and white blood cells and causes bovine infectious anemia. According to USDA records, this is the first time Theileria and the ALHT have been confirmed in Iowa. There are no approved treatments for Theileria in the United States. The best way to protect livestock is through tick control methods and proper biosecurity to prevent blood-borne...