Ixodes pacificus
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Ixodes pacificus, the Western black-legged tick, is a species of Ixodes, a parasitic tick found on the western coast of North America. It is the principal vector of Lyme Disease in that region.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Chang CC, Chomel BB, Kasten RW, Romano V, Tietze N (April 2001). "Molecular evidence of Bartonella spp. in questing adult Ixodes pacificus ticks in California". J. Clin. Microbiol. 39 (4): 1221–6. doi:10.1128/JCM.39.4.1221-1226.2001. PMC 87914. PMID 11283031.
- ↑ Killilea ME, Swei A, Lane RS, Briggs CJ, Ostfeld RS (June 2008). "Spatial dynamics of lyme disease: a review". EcoHealth. 5 (2): 167–95. doi:10.1007/s10393-008-0171-3. PMID 18787920.
Gallery
- 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)
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Approximate distribution of the Western Blacklegged tick
Adapted from CDC
