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===''Amblyomma americanum''===

===''Amblyomma americanum''===

[[File:Amblyomma_americanum.jpg|150px|thumb|right|''Amblyomma americanum'', the lone star tick - CDC, Wikimedia Commons]]

[[File:Amblyomma_americanum.jpg|150px|thumb|right|''Amblyomma americanum'', the lone star tick - CDC, Wikimedia Commons]]

Also known as: '''''Lone star tick

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| '''Lone star tick

This  tick is found throughout central and eastern USA and is primarily  important as a vector but has also been shown to reduce weight gain in  cattle. It is responsible for transmission of ''[[Rocky Mountain spotted  fever|Rickettsia rickettsii]]'', ''Francisella tularensis'', [[Q  fever]] and ''Berrelia burgdorferi''

This  tick is found throughout central and eastern USA and is primarily  important as a vector but has also been shown to reduce weight gain in  cattle. It is responsible for transmission of ''[[Rocky Mountain spotted  fever|Rickettsia rickettsii]]'', ''Francisella tularensis'', [[Q  fever]] and ''Berrelia burgdorferi''

===''Amblyomma variegatum''===

===''Amblyomma variegatum''===

Also known as: '''''Bont ticks — Variegated or tropical bont tick

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| '''Bont ticks<br>Variegated or tropical bont tick

Found  throughout Africa, this tick is very important in its ability to  transmit ''Cowdria ruminatium'' ([[Heartwater|heartwater]]) in Africa as  well as viral Nairobi sheep disease and [[Q fever]]. There is distinct  variation in the appearance of the males and female, the males are  highly ornate with orange markings on the scutum compared to the brown  female with a large pale patch on the scutum.

Found  throughout Africa, this tick is very important in its ability to  transmit ''Cowdria ruminatium'' ([[Heartwater|heartwater]]) in Africa as  well as viral Nairobi sheep disease and [[Q fever]]. There is distinct  variation in the appearance of the males and female, the males are  highly ornate with orange markings on the scutum compared to the brown  female with a large pale patch on the scutum.

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