Alaska state veterinarian warns of emerging disease
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Alaska, United States |
The No. 1 problem is ticks, according to Gerlach. Different tick species have been turing up in recent years in Alaska, apparently because they now are able to live and thrive in the current warmer climate around the circumpolar north.
The hard tick, family Ixodidae, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus. Adult females and males feeding at favrite site of the ear pinna.