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Abstract
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; ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER; and MEDITERRANEAN SPOTTED FEVER.
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6 entry terms
- Brown Dog Tick
- Brown Dog Ticks
- Dog Tick, Brown
- Dog Ticks, Brown
- Tick, Brown Dog
- Ticks, Brown Dog
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18 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.
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2005
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- Ixodidae (2002-2004)
- Ticks (1966-2001)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Rhipicephalus sanguineus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D048508. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D048508
- Rhipicephalus sanguineus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhipicephalus_sanguineus
- Rhipicephalus sanguineus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q794982