A new, invasive tick species — dangerous to humans, dogs, cats and cattle — may have been uncovered for the first time in Butler County thanks to an Oxford-based veterinarian.

Dr. Chantel Raghu told the Journal-News this week she was recently informed by officials at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) that the tick larva she found on a Hamilton-area dog appears to be an Asian long-horned tick.

Since 2017, the Haemaphysalis longicornis or long-horned tick has been moving from its initial infestation in the nation’s eastern states and earlier this summer was detected in southeast Ohio.

It can be hazardous to dogs, cats and cattle as well as humans and USDA officials have now said for the first time the species may be in Butler County.

Raghu, who works at the Oxford Vete

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