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Dog Tick

Ixodes canisuga

Classification

Order
Ixodida
Family
Ixodidae

Dermacentor variabilis, also known as the American dog tick or wood tick, is a species of tick that is known to carry bacteria responsible for several diseases in humans, including Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia (Francisella tularensis). It is one of the best-known hard ticks. Diseases are spread when it sucks blood from the host.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Germany · 8