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Volume 32, Number 9—September 2026

Research Letter

Gulf Coast Ticks (Amblyomma maculatum) and Rickettsia parkeri, Ohio, USA, 2020

Risa PesapaneComments to Author , Kaylee Shrock, Cece Bryant, and Andrew J. Rosendale
Author affiliation: The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA (R. Pesapane, K. Shrock, C. Bryant); Mount St. Joseph University, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA (A.J. Rosendale)

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Reports of Gulf Coast ticks (Amblyomma maculatum) in Ohio, USA. Map highlights counties with previous reports of 1–2 Gulf Coast tick detections from the Ohio Department of Health (1990–2020), the collection sites from this study of active and passive Gulf Coast tick detections (2020–2021), and the counties we determined to have an established population (>6 adults) of Gulf Coast ticks.

Figure. Reports of Gulf Coast ticks (Amblyomma maculatum) in Ohio, USA. Map highlights counties with previous reports of 1–2 Gulf Coast tick detections from the Ohio Department of Health (1990–2020), the collection sites from this study of active and passive Gulf Coast tick detections (2020–2021), and the counties we determined to have an established population (>6 adults) of Gulf Coast ticks.

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