IARN – Recently, theileriosis- a disease that is predominantly transmitted through the Asian longhorned tick- was detected in a Southeast Iowa cattle herd. This is the first outbreak in Iowa since the invasive tick was first detected in New Jersey during 2017. Grant Dewell, beef extension veterinarian at Iowa State University, said the presence of both the disease and the tick was confirmed after a farmer noticed the symptoms in their cattle herd.
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