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**E.g. ''H. aegyptium'' is a parasite of tortoises in North Africa which has been spread around the world by the pet trade | **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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Revision as of 21:26, 25 June 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