The tick that makes people allergic to red meat has made it to Wisconsin

The lone star tick is either, "close to established if not already established in the southern part of the state," according to an entomologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The tick carries bacteria which may make some people allergic to red meat. The bacteria can also cause a debilitating condition called human monocytic ehrlichiosis.

Link: http://www.news.wisc.edu/21971