Dermacentor variabilis
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Dermacentor variabilis, also known as the American dog tick or wood tick, is a species of tick that is known to carry bacteria responsible for several diseases in humans, including Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia (Francisella tularensis). It is one of the most well-known of hard ticks. D. variabilis does not cause Lyme disease, which is caused by Borrelia burgdorferi carried by the deer tick Ixodes scapularis.
See also
- brown dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus Latreille
External links
- Article on American dog tick. Harvard University
- Ohio State University Extension Fact Sheet
- Illinois photographs
- Iowa tick images
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Dermacentor variabilis". Image Credit.
