Concept information
Preferred term
Amblyomma
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Amblyomma americanum
- Amblyomma maculatum
- Amblyomma triguttatum
- Amblyomma variegatum
- Aponomma
Scope note
- A genus of hardbacked TICKS, in the family IXODIDAE. It includes the lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum, and the Gulf Coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum, in the Americas. Amblyomma americanum is the primary vector of EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS and EHRLICHIA EWINGII which cause EHRLICHIOSIS. Other Amblyomma-associated diseases include TULAREMIA and RICKETTSIOSIS.
History note
- 2021
In other languages
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Finnish
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Amblyomma
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Amblyomma-suku
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Swedish
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Aponomma
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000082762
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