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BROWN DOG TICK
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Descriptor
English
:
Rhipicephalus sanguineus
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Rhipicephalus sanguineus
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Rhipicephalus sanguineus
Synonyms
English
:
Brown Dog Tick
Tree Number:
B01.050.500.131.166.132.832.400.712.700
Definition
English
:
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
English
:
2005
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AH
anatomy & histology
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GE
genetics
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PY
pathogenicity
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
38494
Unique Identifier:
D048508
Occurrence in VHL
:
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