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===Important UK hard ticks===
−===Important overseas hard ticks===
−===Important overseas soft ticks===
−''Argas spp.''
−*Warmer climates worldwide
−*Mainly an avian parasite but will also attack humans
−*E.g. ''A. persicus'', the poultry tick, contributes to production losses in the poultry industry and also feeds on migratory birds in temperate climates
−''Ornithodoros spp.''
−*Warmer climates worldwide
−*Found in primitive housing and sandy soil
−*Vectors for relapsing fever in humans caused by ''Borrelia spp.''
−*Vectors for [[Asfarviridae|African swine fever]]
−''Otobius spp.''
−*Warmer climates worldwide
−*Inhabits the ears of cats and dogs
−*Also referred to as the 'spinose ear tick'
−*Can predispose animals to secondary myiasis
'''[[Soft Ticks - Overseas]]
'''[[Soft Ticks - Overseas]]
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