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Found  in Australia and infects all mammals and birds but is of importance in  catlle, sheep, goats, dogs and cats. It is a three host tick and has a  standard ''Ixodes'' life cycle (as described above). These ticks are  the  primary cause of tick paralysis in Australia, reportedly  responsible  for upwards of 20000 cases of paralysis in domestic animals  annualy.  Even in infection with a small number of ticks, or the  developmental  stages, they can cause death in animals particularly in  young calves. On  top of the paralytic ability of these ticks they are  vectors for  ''Rickettsia australis'', Queensland tick typhus, and ''[[Q  fever|Coxiella burnetti]]'', Q fever.

Found  in Australia and infects all mammals and birds but is of importance in  catlle, sheep, goats, dogs and cats. It is a three host tick and has a  standard ''Ixodes'' life cycle (as described above). These ticks are  the  primary cause of tick paralysis in Australia, reportedly  responsible  for upwards of 20000 cases of paralysis in domestic animals  annualy.  Even in infection with a small number of ticks, or the  developmental  stages, they can cause death in animals particularly in  young calves. On  top of the paralytic ability of these ticks they are  vectors for  ''Rickettsia australis'', Queensland tick typhus, and ''[[Q  fever|Coxiella burnetti]]'', Q fever.

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