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| − | ==Disease transmission== | + | ==[[Tick Disease Transmission]]== |
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| − | *'''Trans-ovarian transmission'''
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| − | **Infection is passed from one generation of ticks to the next through the '''egg'''
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| − | **E.g. ''Babesia''
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| − | *'''Trans-stadial transmission'''
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| − | **Parasite or microbial organism is ingested during feeding
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| − | **Organism passed onto the next host as the tick develops (only in two and three host ticks)
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| − | **It is '''not''' passed onto the next generation through the egg
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