Cattle disease carried by Asian Longhorn tick found in Iowa

A cattle disease carried by ticks is now confirmed in Iowa for the first time in a herd of cows in southeast Iowa. Iowa State University Extension veterinarian Grant Dewell says the Theileria parasite has slowly moved from the eastern U.S. “It’s a protozoa that infects the blood cells and causes the destruction of blood […]

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