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... > Eukaryota > Animals > Invertebrates > Arthropods > Arachnida > Acari > Ticks > Ixodidae > Rhipicephalus > Rhipicephalus sanguineus

Preferred term

Rhipicephalus sanguineus  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A species of tick (TICKS) in the family IXODIDAE, distributed throughout the world but abundant in southern Europe. It will feed on a wide variety of MAMMALS, but DOGS are its preferred host. It transmits a large number of diseases including BABESIOSIS; THEILERIASIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; and MEDITERRANEAN SPOTTED FEVER.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • Brown Dog Tick
  • txid34632

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-T47CXWVX-V

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