India, Sept. 22 -- Researchers have confirmed the first detection of the Asian longhorned tick in Maine. This makes Maine the 25th state in the United States where the tick has been found and the farthest northeast location reported so far, according to Daily Mail report.

The University of Maine and state conservation officials confirmed the tick's presence in July. The species is originally from eastern China, Japan, Korea, and the Russian Far East. In its native region, the tick can spread infections such as spotted fever.

The Asian longhorned tick was first discovered in the United States in New Jersey in 2017. Since then, it has mainly been found in the eastern third of the country. How the tick arrived in the US is unclear, but off...