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Preferred term

Rhipicephalus sanguineus  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Brown Dog Tick
  • Brown Dog Ticks
  • Dog Tick, Brown
  • Dog Ticks, Brown
  • Tick, Brown Dog
  • Ticks, Brown Dog

Scope note

  • A species of tick (TICKS) in the family IXODIDAE, distributed throughout the world but abundant in southern Europe. It will feed on a wide variety of MAMMALS, but DOGS are its preferred host. It transmits a large number of diseases including BABESIOSIS; THEILERIASIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; and MEDITERRANEAN SPOTTED FEVER.

History note

  • 2005

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D048508

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