About Haemaphysalis longicornis

Haemaphysalis longicornis, the Asian longhorned tick, longhorned tick, bush tick, Asian tick, or cattle tick, is a parasitic arachnid belonging to the tick family Ixodidae. The Asian longhorned tick is a known livestock pest and can transmit a disease called theileriosis to cattle but not to humans. However, the tick has been associated with several other tickborne diseases in humans.

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Taxonomy ID 44386

Data source TIGMIC Group, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology

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