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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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 **''Theileria parva'' which causes [[Theileria|East Coast Fever]]
 **''Babesia bigemina'' which affects ruminants, mainly in Africa
-**[[Babesia|''Babesia canis'']] and [[Rickettsiales#Canine monocytic ehrlichiosis|''Ehrlichia canis'']] which affects dogs in warmer climates worldwide
+**[[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 [[Rickettsiales#Bovine anaplasmosis|''Anaplasma'']] which affects cattle
+*Vectors for the bacteria [[Anaplasma marginale|''Anaplasma'']] which affects cattle
 ''Amblyomma spp.''
 *Warmer climates
-*Transmits ''Cowdria ruminatium'' ([[Rickettsiales#Heartwater|heartwater]]) in Africa
+*Transmits ''Cowdria ruminatium'' ([[Heartwater|heartwater]]) in Africa
-*Transmits [[Rickettsiales#Q fever|'Q fever']] and [[Rickettsiales#Rocky Mountain spotted fever|'Rocky Mountain spotted fever']] in southern USA
+*Transmits [[Q fever|'Q fever']] and [[Rocky Mountain spotted fever|'Rocky Mountain spotted fever']] in southern USA
 ''Hyalomma spp.''