Asian Ticks (Mysteriously) Turned Up On A New Jersey Sheep
No one is quite sure how that kind of tick got there. And get this: It basically clones itself! Should we be worried?
How did a tick that's native to East Asia make it to rural New Jersey?
That's the question puzzling researchers. The backstory involves a panicky sheep owner, tick-covered humans and a pair of pants stuck in the freezer.
The tick in question is Haemaphysalis longicornis — also known as the longhorned tick or bush tick.
It can reproduce by essentially cloning itself, allowing it to multiply quickly. It feeds on the blood of a variety of mammals, including people. In China, it has been linked to the spread of SFTS virus, described in a as "an emerging hemorrhagic
