Difference between revisions of "Hard Ticks - Overseas"

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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.

Amblyomma spp.

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

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+''Ixodes spp.''
+''Rhipicephalus spp.''
+*Warmer climates
+*Causes paralysis in livestock
+*Vectors for diseases such as
+**''Theileria parva'' which causes [[Theileria|East Coast Fever]]
+**''Babesia bigemina'' which affects ruminants, mainly in Africa
+**[[Babesia|''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 marginale|''Anaplasma'']] which affects cattle
+''Amblyomma spp.''
+*Warmer climates
+*Transmits ''Cowdria ruminatium'' ([[Heartwater|heartwater]]) in Africa
+*Transmits [[Q fever|'Q fever']] and [[Rocky Mountain spotted fever|'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|''Theileria'']] and [[Babesia|''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
+[[Category:Ticks]]
+[[Category:To_Do_-_Parasites]]