The lone star tick is the species that transmits it.

The lone star tick feeds on wildlife such as birds and deer.

A bite from the lone star tick, so-called for the white spot on its back, looks innocent enough.

But there is the possibility that a single bite from a lone star tick can transmit the disease.

It is found to be present in the Lone Star Tick.

"It's hard to prove," he said of the link between lone star ticks and meat allergies.

Alpha-gal allergy may be triggered by lone star tick bites.

But in regions free of lone star ticks, rates of positive test results were unexpectedly high, researchers found.

The Lone Star Tick transmits the virus to people when feeding on blood.

The lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum, is widespread in the United States.

"There is more concern now because of the lone star tick, which hasn't been prevalent here before, has gone wild this summer," Ms. Lapides said.

But the lone star tick could become more abundant in Connecticut, Dr. Magnarelli said.

Rocky Mountain spotted fever is transmitted by the lone star tick and the American dog tick.

It is a zoonotic pathogen transmitted to humans by the lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum).

The lone star tick is now found on Shelter Island, along with the deer tick and the dog tick.

Amblyomma americanum, or lone star tick, is a species of tick in the genus Amblyomma.

E. chaffeensis infections occur most frequently in southeastern and midwestern states with abundant lone star ticks (Amblyomma americanum).

But the lone star tick has also been found in New Haven County and other parts of the state, Dr. Magnarelli said.

The illness follows a lone star tick bite, and clinically resembles Lyme disease, but sufferers usually test negative for Lyme.

Platts-Mills and Commins said the allergic reaction is specifically related to the common lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum).

In recent years the lone star tick has expanded its range up the East Coast to New England, putting more humans at risk for tick-borne infections.

Vector: Lone Star Tick (Amblyomma americanum)

Ehrlichiosis: Common to the Southwest, this disease is spread by the lone star tick and is carried by dogs, cattle, sheep, goats, and horses.

Typical Amblyomma species are: Amblyomma americanum, the lone star tick of southern and eastern USA; Am.

As a result of the increasing presence of the lone star tick, and the intensive epidemiological monitoring for the disease, more detections are expected, Dr. Cartter said.