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Relapsing fever tick

Ornithodoros turicata

Classification

Order
Ixodida
Family
Argasidae

Ornithodoros turicata, commonly referred to as the relapsing fever tick, is a soft tick found in the midwestern and southwestern United States. It is a known vector of Borrelia turicatae, a spirochete responsible for tick-borne relapsing fever in humans. Additionally, vector competence for the transmission of Leptospira pomona, the agent of canine jaundice, has been demonstrated in a laboratory setting.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 13