Species known to be carrier of infectious livestock disease, officials say The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed Thursday, Jan. 16, the area’s first interception of Anatolian brown ticks, a known  carrier of infectious livestock diseases, at Philadelphia International Airport last month. U. S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists discovered the ticks on untanned ruminant … Continue reading Inspectors ID dangerous tick at Philly airport