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* Disease transmitted: [[ehrlichiosis]], [[tularemia]], and [[southern tick-associated rash illness]]
* Disease transmitted: [[ehrlichiosis]], [[tularemia]], and [[southern tick-associated rash illness]]


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Amblyomma americanum.jpg | Lone star tick (''Amblyomma americanum'') <br> [http://www.cdc.gov/ticks/geographic_distribution.html <font size="-2">''Adapted from CDC''</font>]
Amblyomma americanum.jpg | Lone star tick (''Amblyomma americanum'') <br> [http://www.cdc.gov/ticks/geographic_distribution.html <font size="-2">''Adapted from CDC''</font>]
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* Disease transmitted: northeastern and upper midwestern United States
* Disease transmitted: northeastern and upper midwestern United States


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Ixodes scapularis.jpg | Blacklegged tick (''Ixodes scapularis'') <br> [http://www.cdc.gov/ticks/geographic_distribution.html <font size="-2">''Adapted from CDC''</font>]
Ixodes scapularis.jpg | Blacklegged tick (''Ixodes scapularis'') <br> [http://www.cdc.gov/ticks/geographic_distribution.html <font size="-2">''Adapted from CDC''</font>]
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* Disease transmitted: [[Rocky Mountain spotted fever]], [[tularemia]]
* Disease transmitted: [[Rocky Mountain spotted fever]], [[tularemia]]


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Dermacentor variabilis.jpg | American dog tick (''Dermacentor variabilis'') <br>  [http://www.cdc.gov/ticks/geographic_distribution.html <font size="-2">''Adapted from CDC''</font>]
Dermacentor variabilis.jpg | American dog tick (''Dermacentor variabilis'') <br>  [http://www.cdc.gov/ticks/geographic_distribution.html <font size="-2">''Adapted from CDC''</font>]
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* Disease transmitted: [[Rocky Mountain spotted fever]]
* Disease transmitted: [[Rocky Mountain spotted fever]]


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Rhipicephalus sanguineus.jpg | Brown dog tick (''Rhipicephalus sanguineus'') <br> [http://www.cdc.gov/ticks/geographic_distribution.html <font size="-2">''Adapted from CDC''</font>]
Rhipicephalus sanguineus.jpg | Brown dog tick (''Rhipicephalus sanguineus'') <br> [http://www.cdc.gov/ticks/geographic_distribution.html <font size="-2">''Adapted from CDC''</font>]
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* Disease transmitted: [[Rickettsiosis|Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis]]
* Disease transmitted: [[Rickettsiosis|Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis]]


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Amblyomma maculatum.jpg | Gulf Coast tick (''Amblyomma maculatum'') <br> [http://www.cdc.gov/ticks/geographic_distribution.html <font size="-2">''Adapted from CDC''</font>]
Amblyomma maculatum.jpg | Gulf Coast tick (''Amblyomma maculatum'') <br> [http://www.cdc.gov/ticks/geographic_distribution.html <font size="-2">''Adapted from CDC''</font>]
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* Disease transmitted: [[Rocky Mountain spotted fever]], [[tularemia]]
* Disease transmitted: [[Rocky Mountain spotted fever]], [[tularemia]]


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Dermacentor andersoni.jpg | Rocky Mountain wood tick (''Dermacentor andersoni'') <br> [http://www.cdc.gov/ticks/geographic_distribution.html <font size="-2">''Adapted from CDC''</font>]
Dermacentor andersoni.jpg | Rocky Mountain wood tick (''Dermacentor andersoni'') <br> [http://www.cdc.gov/ticks/geographic_distribution.html <font size="-2">''Adapted from CDC''</font>]
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* Disease transmitted: [[anaplasmosis]], [[Lyme disease]]
* Disease transmitted: [[anaplasmosis]], [[Lyme disease]]


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Ixodes pacificus.jpg | Western blacklegged tick (''Ixodes pacificus'') <br> [http://www.cdc.gov/ticks/geographic_distribution.html <font size="-2">''Adapted from CDC''</font>]
Ixodes pacificus.jpg | Western blacklegged tick (''Ixodes pacificus'') <br> [http://www.cdc.gov/ticks/geographic_distribution.html <font size="-2">''Adapted from CDC''</font>]

Revision as of 11:07, 29 May 2015

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, and southern tick-associated rash illness

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: anaplasmosis, babesiosis, Lyme disease
  • Disease transmitted: northeastern and upper midwestern United States

American dog tick

  • Common name: American dog 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

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

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

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

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