Difference between revisions of "Soft Ticks - Overseas"
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''Ornithodoros spp.'' | ''Ornithodoros spp.'' | ||
Revision as of 16:10, 17 July 2010
Argas spp.
Scientific Classification
| Class | Arachnida |
| Order | Parasitiformes |
| Family | Argasidae |
Ornithodoros spp.
- Warmer climates worldwide
- Found in primitive housing and sandy soil
- Vectors for relapsing fever in humans caused by Borrelia spp.
- Vectors for African swine fever
Otobius spp.
- Warmer climates worldwide
- Inhabits the ears of cats and dogs
- Also referred to as the 'spinose ear tick'
- Can predispose animals to secondary myiasis