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* Common name: American dog tick, wood tick | * Common name: American dog tick, wood tick | ||
* Scientific name: ''Dermacentor variabilis'' | * Scientific name: ''[[Dermacentor variabilis]]'' | ||
* Reservoir: small rodents (larvae and nymphs); dogs and mammals (adult ticks) | * Reservoir: small rodents (larvae and nymphs); dogs and mammals (adult ticks) | ||
* Geographic distribution: Rocky Mountains, Pacific Coast | * Geographic distribution: Rocky Mountains, Pacific Coast | ||
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* Common name: blacklegged tick, deer tick | * Common name: blacklegged tick, deer tick | ||
* Scientific name: ''Ixodes scapularis'' | * Scientific name: ''[[Ixodes scapularis]]'' | ||
* Reservoir: small mammals and birds (larvae and nymphs); rodents and mammals (adult ticks) | * Reservoir: small mammals and birds (larvae and nymphs); rodents and mammals (adult ticks) | ||
* Geographic distribution: northeastern and upper midwestern United States | * Geographic distribution: northeastern and upper midwestern United States | ||
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* Common name: brown dog tick | * Common name: brown dog tick | ||
* Scientific name: ''Rhipicephalus sanguineus'' | * Scientific name: ''[[Rhipicephalus sanguineus]]'' | ||
* Reservoir: dogs (entire life cycle) | * Reservoir: dogs (entire life cycle) | ||
* Geographic distribution: throughout the U.S. and the world | * Geographic distribution: throughout the U.S. and the world | ||
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* Common name: Gulf Coast tick | * Common name: Gulf Coast tick | ||
* Scientific name: ''Amblyomma maculatum'' | * Scientific name: ''[[Amblyomma maculatum]]'' | ||
* Reservoir: birds and small rodents (larvae and nymphs); deer and other wildlife (adult ticks) | * Reservoir: birds and small rodents (larvae and nymphs); deer and other wildlife (adult ticks) | ||
* Geographic distribution: coastal areas of the United States along the Atlantic coast and the Gulf of Mexico | * Geographic distribution: coastal areas of the United States along the Atlantic coast and the Gulf of Mexico | ||
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* Common name: lone star tick | * Common name: lone star tick | ||
* Scientific name: ''Amblyomma americanum'' | * Scientific name: ''[[Amblyomma americanum]]'' | ||
* Reservoir: birds and deer (larvae and nymphs); white-tailed deer (adult ticks) | * Reservoir: birds and deer (larvae and nymphs); white-tailed deer (adult ticks) | ||
* Geographic distribution: southeastern and eastern United States | * Geographic distribution: southeastern and eastern United States | ||
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* Common name: Rocky Mountain wood tick | * Common name: Rocky Mountain wood tick | ||
* Scientific name: ''Dermacentor andersoni'' | * Scientific name: ''[[Dermacentor andersoni]]'' | ||
* Reservoir: small rodents (larvae and nymphs); large mammals (adult ticks) | * Reservoir: small rodents (larvae and nymphs); large mammals (adult ticks) | ||
* Geographic distribution: Rocky Mountain states | * Geographic distribution: Rocky Mountain states | ||
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* Common name: western blacklegged tick | * Common name: western blacklegged tick | ||
* Scientific name: ''Ixodes pacificus'' | * Scientific name: ''[[Ixodes pacificus]]'' | ||
* Reservoir: birds and small rodents (larvae and nymphs); deer and other mammals (adult ticks) | * Reservoir: birds and small rodents (larvae and nymphs); deer and other mammals (adult ticks) | ||
* Geographic distribution: Pacific coast of the United States | * Geographic distribution: Pacific coast of the United States |
Revision as of 22:07, 2 June 2015
American dog tick
- Common name: American dog tick, wood tick
- Scientific name: Dermacentor variabilis
- Reservoir: small rodents (larvae and nymphs); dogs and mammals (adult ticks)
- Geographic distribution: Rocky Mountains, Pacific Coast
- Disease transmitted: Rocky Mountain spotted fever, tularemia
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American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis)
Adapted from CDC -
Approximate distribution of the American Dog tick
Adapted from CDC
Blacklegged tick
- Common name: blacklegged tick, deer tick
- Scientific name: Ixodes scapularis
- Reservoir: small mammals and birds (larvae and nymphs); rodents and mammals (adult ticks)
- Geographic distribution: northeastern and upper midwestern United States
- Disease transmitted: anaplasmosis, babesiosis, Lyme disease
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Blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis)
Adapted from CDC -
Approximate distribution of the Blacklegged tick
Adapted from CDC
Brown dog tick
- Common name: brown dog tick
- Scientific name: Rhipicephalus sanguineus
- Reservoir: dogs (entire life cycle)
- Geographic distribution: throughout the U.S. and the world
- Disease transmitted: Rocky Mountain spotted fever
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Brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus)
Adapted from CDC -
Approximate distribution of the Brown Dog tick
Adapted from CDC
Gulf Coast tick
- Common name: Gulf Coast tick
- Scientific name: Amblyomma maculatum
- Reservoir: birds and small rodents (larvae and nymphs); deer and other wildlife (adult ticks)
- Geographic distribution: coastal areas of the United States along the Atlantic coast and the Gulf of Mexico
- Disease transmitted: Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis
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Gulf Coast tick (Amblyomma maculatum)
Adapted from CDC -
Approximate distribution of the Gulf Coast tick
Adapted from CDC
Lone star tick
- Common name: lone star tick
- Scientific name: Amblyomma americanum
- Reservoir: birds and deer (larvae and nymphs); white-tailed deer (adult ticks)
- Geographic distribution: southeastern and eastern United States
- Disease transmitted: ehrlichiosis, tularemia, southern tick-associated rash illness
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Lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum)
Adapted from CDC -
Approximate distribution of the lone star tick
Adapted from CDC
Rocky Mountain wood tick
- Common name: Rocky Mountain wood tick
- Scientific name: Dermacentor andersoni
- Reservoir: small rodents (larvae and nymphs); large mammals (adult ticks)
- Geographic distribution: Rocky Mountain states
- Disease transmitted: Rocky Mountain spotted fever, tularemia
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Rocky Mountain wood tick (Dermacentor andersoni)
Adapted from CDC -
Approximate distribution of the Rocky Mountain Wood tick
Adapted from CDC
Western blacklegged tick
- Common name: western blacklegged tick
- Scientific name: Ixodes pacificus
- Reservoir: birds and small rodents (larvae and nymphs); deer and other mammals (adult ticks)
- Geographic distribution: Pacific coast of the United States
- Disease transmitted: anaplasmosis, Lyme disease
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Western blacklegged tick (Ixodes pacificus)
Adapted from CDC -
Approximate distribution of the Western Blacklegged tick
Adapted from CDC