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'''[[Soft Ticks - Overseas]]

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~~===Important UK hard ticks===~~

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~~===Important overseas hard ticks===~~

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~~===Important overseas soft ticks===~~

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~~''Argas spp.''~~

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*Warmer climates worldwide

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*Mainly an avian parasite but will also attack humans

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*E.g. ''A. persicus'', the poultry tick, contributes to production losses in the poultry industry and also feeds on migratory birds in temperate climates

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~~''Ornithodoros spp.''~~

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*Warmer climates worldwide

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*Found in primitive housing and sandy soil

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*Vectors for relapsing fever in humans caused by ''Borrelia spp.''

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*Vectors for [[Asfarviridae|African swine fever]]

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~~''Otobius spp.''~~

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*Warmer climates worldwide

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*Inhabits the ears of cats and dogs

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*Also referred to as the 'spinose ear tick'

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*Can predispose animals to secondary myiasis

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