FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., June 10 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news release:
As cases of a deadly cattle disease rise in Arkansas, researchers with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station are testing two treatments they hope will help ranchers protect their herds.
The disease is bovine theileriosis and is caused by the parasiteTheileria orientalisIkeda, carried primarily by the invasive Asian longhorned tick. Arkansas cases of the diseaseincreased drastically in 2025, just a year after being confirmed in the state, said Emily McDermott, an assistant professor in the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology for the experiment station, the research arm of the U of A Division of Agriculture.
No approved drugs or vac...