Lone star ticks can transmit alpha-gal syndrome, a food allergy to the meats and products of most mammals; Southern tick-associated rash illness (STARI); and several potentially lethal diseases including tularemia, ehrlichiosis, and the recently discovered Heartland virus. It may also spread the novel Bourbon virus. It is not a vector for Lyme disease.
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