OXFORD, Ohio (WKRC) – A new invasive species, the Asian longhorned tick, has been discovered in the Tri-State area, raising concerns for pet owners.
Chantel Raghu, a veterinarian at the Oxford Veterinary Hospital, identified the tick after a dog owner brought in their pet covered in hundreds of ticks following outdoor play in Middletown.
“The owner had found that the dog had stepped into a nest of a bunch of tiny little ticks and the dog unfortunately was not on tick prevention,” Raghu said. “We removed the ticks, got the dog on medication, and then I was looking at the tick under the microscope and realized that it was different from what I’d seen before.”…