EditorialIn an undated photo from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, a female lone star tick, or Amblyomma americanum, that was collected in Maryland. (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases via The New York Times)
EditorialAmblyomma, Print, Amblyomma is a genus of hard ticks. Some are disease vectors, for example for Rocky Mountain spotted fever in Brazil or ehrlichiosis in the United States.