Soft Ticks - Overseas

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Argas spp.

  • Warmer climates worldwide
  • Mainly an avian parasite but will also attack humans
  • E.g. A. persicus, the poultry tick, contributes to production losses in the poultry industry and also feeds on migratory birds in temperate climates

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
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