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===Important overseas hard ticks===
 
===Important overseas hard ticks===
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''Ixodes spp.''
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''Rhipicephalus spp.''
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*Warmer climates
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*Causes paralysis in livestock
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*Vectors for diseases such as
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**''Theileria parva'' which causes [[Theileria|East Coast Fever]]
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**''Babesia bigemina'' which affects ruminants, mainly in Africa
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**[[Babesia|''Babesia canis'']] and [[Rickettsiales#Canine monocytic ehrlichiosis|''Ehrlichia canis'']] which affects dogs in warmer climates worldwide
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''Boophilus spp.''
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*Warmer climates
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*Vector for ''Babesia spp.''
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*Vectors for the bacteria [[Rickettsiales#Bovine anaplasmosis|''Anaplasma'']] which affects cattle
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''Amblyomma spp.''
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*Warmer climates
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*Transmits ''Cowdria ruminatium'' ([[Rickettsiales#Heartwater|heartwater]]) in Africa
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*Transmits [[Rickettsiales#Q fever|'Q fever']] and [[Rickettsiales#Rocky Mountain spotted fever|'Rocky Mountain spotted fever']] in southern USA
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''Hyalomma spp.''
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*Warmer climates
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*Old World
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*Parasites a wide range of both domestic and wild animals
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*Involved in the spread of [[Piroplasmida#Theileria|''Theileria'']] and [[Piroplasmida#Babesia|''Babesia spp.'']]
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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
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===Important overseas soft ticks===
 
===Important overseas soft ticks===
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