Pests -- United States
According to data from the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC), 2655 premises, totaling 950 500 acres, are under quarantine in Texas due to fever ticks, and ranchers along the U.S.-Mexico border say the disease they carry has devastated their operations.
Fever ticks can carry a parasite that causes _Babesia bovis_ or _B. bigemina_, commonly known as cattle fever. The _Babesia_ organism attacks and destroys red blood cells, causing acute anemia, high fever, and enlargement of the spleen
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6455730&promed&0
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