TICKS ARE A BIOWEAPON

Tick Weaponization - Did the US government ever weaponize ticks, and what does that mean for public health?

The tale of Operation Mongoose hints at a chilling reality: the use of ticks as bioweapons. Back in 1962, CIA operatives reportedly released poison ticks on Cuban sugarcane workers. Fast forward to the 1970s and '80s, researchers found another organism besides Lyme potentially responsible for illnesses. Was it a Rickettsia experiment gone wrong? Some claim this organism's been weaponized since then.

The story deepens with names like Fort Detrick, where scientists allegedly worked on weaponizing fleas, ticks, and mosquitoes. Alpha-gal syndrome, linked to lone star ticks and causing red meat allergies, raises more eyebrows. With Congress probing these claims in 2019, why is the topic met with eerie silence?