Found in Australia and infects all mammals and birds but is of importance in catlle, sheep, goats, dogs and cats.
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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.