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FAIRFIELD — Experts have found a “ significant number” of Asian longhorned ticks in the Fairfield Beach area, health officials said. In a press release, the Fairfield Health Department said researchers from Western Connecticut State University’s Tickborne Disease Prevention Laboratory identified several Asian longhorned ticks from a dog of a Fairfield beach area resident. “Due to this finding, the WCSU research team yesterday conducted surveillance sampling of the overflow grass parking areas of Penfield Beach and various areas at Jennings Beach and found a significant number of these ticks in these areas, indicating that these ticks are now well established...
