Female lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum). Underside of an engorged female lone star tick. This arachnid is found through the southeast and south-c

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Female lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum). Underside of an engorged female lone star tick. This arachnid is found through the southeast and south-central USA and has been shown to transmit the Borrelia lonestari, the pathogen responsible for causing a Lyme disease-like rash known as Southern tick-associated rash illness (STARI).

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