Good point. Maybe it comes from someplace where it is usually spread by sand fleas...
Entirely possible. I know mexico is a third world hellhole but mexicans have been invading us for years and we haven't seen the upswing in infectious diseases that we've seen recently.
My money is on all the OTM's that are caught and released.
And my biggest fear is just what you inferred. The possibility that this is originating in the middle east. Who's to say they aren't experimenting with bio weapons and sending infected persons across the border?