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**''Theileria parva'' which causes [[Theileria|East Coast Fever]] | **''Theileria parva'' which causes [[Theileria|East Coast Fever]] | ||
**''Babesia bigemina'' which affects ruminants, mainly in Africa | **''Babesia bigemina'' which affects ruminants, mainly in Africa | ||
− | **[[Babesia|''Babesia canis'']] and [[ | + | **[[Babesia|''Babesia canis'']] and ''[[Ehrlichia canis]]'' which affects dogs in warmer climates worldwide |
''Boophilus spp.'' | ''Boophilus spp.'' | ||
*Warmer climates | *Warmer climates | ||
*Vector for ''Babesia spp.'' | *Vector for ''Babesia spp.'' | ||
− | *Vectors for the bacteria [[ | + | *Vectors for the bacteria [[Anaplasma marginale|''Anaplasma'']] which affects cattle |
''Amblyomma spp.'' | ''Amblyomma spp.'' | ||
*Warmer climates | *Warmer climates | ||
− | *Transmits ''Cowdria ruminatium'' ([[ | + | *Transmits ''Cowdria ruminatium'' ([[Heartwater|heartwater]]) in Africa |
− | *Transmits [[ | + | *Transmits [[Q fever|'Q fever']] and [[Rocky Mountain spotted fever|'Rocky Mountain spotted fever']] in southern USA |
''Hyalomma spp.'' | ''Hyalomma spp.'' |
Revision as of 20:53, 14 May 2010
Ixodes spp.
Rhipicephalus spp.
- Warmer climates
- Causes paralysis in livestock
- Vectors for diseases such as
- Theileria parva which causes East Coast Fever
- Babesia bigemina which affects ruminants, mainly in Africa
- Babesia canis and Ehrlichia canis which affects dogs in warmer climates worldwide
Boophilus spp.
- Warmer climates
- Vector for Babesia spp.
- Vectors for the bacteria Anaplasma which affects cattle
Amblyomma spp.
- Warmer climates
- Transmits Cowdria ruminatium (heartwater) in Africa
- Transmits 'Q fever' and 'Rocky Mountain spotted fever' in southern USA
Hyalomma spp.
- Warmer climates
- Old World
- Parasites a wide range of both domestic and wild animals
- Involved in the spread of Theileria and Babesia spp.
- E.g. H. aegyptium is a parasite of tortoises in North Africa which has been spread around the world by the pet trade