Abbreviation: STARI
Transmitted by lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum)
female tick has single white dot or "lone star" on its back, aggressive feeders
May be caused by spirochete Borrelia lonestari
Midwest and Mid-Atlantic states
female tick has single white dot or "lone star" on its back, aggressive feeders
Southern tick-associated rash illness
Babesiosis
Rat bite fever
Colorado tick fever
Scabies
Ehrlichiosis
Rabies
Heartland virus