An invasive tick species is creeping its way into more parts of the country, as warming temperatures help it spread a little-known infection that can leave people with debilitating symptoms, and in rare cases, dead.

In May, scientists at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station in New Haven discovered for the first time that the longhorned tick had become a carrier for the bacteria that causes the Ehrlichiosis infection. With cases already on the rise, that was a big cause of concern.

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“I am afraid to say that it is a storm brewing,” said Goudarz Molaei, the director of the lab’s tick-testing program. “Climate change eventually will almost eliminate winter in our region. And this tick, like other tick speci

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