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* Common name: American dog tick, wood tick
* Common name: American dog tick, wood tick
* Scientific name: ''Dermacentor variabilis''
* Scientific name: ''[[Dermacentor variabilis]]''
* Reservoir: small rodents (larvae and nymphs); dogs and mammals (adult ticks)
* Reservoir: small rodents (larvae and nymphs); dogs and mammals (adult ticks)
* Geographic distribution: Rocky Mountains, Pacific Coast
* Geographic distribution: Rocky Mountains, Pacific Coast
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* Common name: blacklegged tick, deer tick
* Common name: blacklegged tick, deer tick
* Scientific name: ''Ixodes scapularis''
* Scientific name: ''[[Ixodes scapularis]]''
* Reservoir: small mammals and birds (larvae and nymphs); rodents and mammals (adult ticks)
* Reservoir: small mammals and birds (larvae and nymphs); rodents and mammals (adult ticks)
* Geographic distribution: northeastern and upper midwestern United States
* Geographic distribution: northeastern and upper midwestern United States
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* Common name: brown dog tick
* Common name: brown dog tick
* Scientific name: ''Rhipicephalus sanguineus''
* Scientific name: ''[[Rhipicephalus sanguineus]]''
* Reservoir: dogs (entire life cycle)
* Reservoir: dogs (entire life cycle)
* Geographic distribution: throughout the U.S. and the world
* Geographic distribution: throughout the U.S. and the world
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* Common name: Gulf Coast tick
* Common name: Gulf Coast tick
* Scientific name: ''Amblyomma maculatum''
* Scientific name: ''[[Amblyomma maculatum]]''
* Reservoir: birds and small rodents (larvae and nymphs); deer and other wildlife (adult ticks)
* Reservoir: birds and small rodents (larvae and nymphs); deer and other wildlife (adult ticks)
* Geographic distribution: coastal areas of the United States along the Atlantic coast and the Gulf of Mexico
* Geographic distribution: coastal areas of the United States along the Atlantic coast and the Gulf of Mexico
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* Common name: lone star tick
* Common name: lone star tick
* Scientific name: ''Amblyomma americanum''
* Scientific name: ''[[Amblyomma americanum]]''
* Reservoir: birds and deer (larvae and nymphs); white-tailed deer (adult ticks)
* Reservoir: birds and deer (larvae and nymphs); white-tailed deer (adult ticks)
* Geographic distribution: southeastern and eastern United States
* Geographic distribution: southeastern and eastern United States
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* Common name: Rocky Mountain wood tick
* Common name: Rocky Mountain wood tick
* Scientific name: ''Dermacentor andersoni''
* Scientific name: ''[[Dermacentor andersoni]]''
* Reservoir: small rodents (larvae and nymphs); large mammals (adult ticks)
* Reservoir: small rodents (larvae and nymphs); large mammals (adult ticks)
* Geographic distribution: Rocky Mountain states
* Geographic distribution: Rocky Mountain states
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* Common name: western blacklegged tick
* Common name: western blacklegged tick
* Scientific name: ''Ixodes pacificus''
* Scientific name: ''[[Ixodes pacificus]]''
* Reservoir: birds and small rodents (larvae and nymphs); deer and other mammals (adult ticks)
* Reservoir: birds and small rodents (larvae and nymphs); deer and other mammals (adult ticks)
* Geographic distribution: Pacific coast of the United States
* Geographic distribution: Pacific coast of the United States

Revision as of 22:07, 2 June 2015

American dog tick

Blacklegged tick

  • Common name: blacklegged tick, deer tick
  • Scientific name: Ixodes scapularis
  • Reservoir: small mammals and birds (larvae and nymphs); rodents and mammals (adult ticks)
  • Geographic distribution: northeastern and upper midwestern United States
  • Disease transmitted: anaplasmosis, babesiosis, Lyme disease

Brown dog tick

Gulf Coast tick

  • Common name: Gulf Coast tick
  • Scientific name: Amblyomma maculatum
  • Reservoir: birds and small rodents (larvae and nymphs); deer and other wildlife (adult ticks)
  • Geographic distribution: coastal areas of the United States along the Atlantic coast and the Gulf of Mexico
  • Disease transmitted: Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis

Lone star tick

Rocky Mountain wood tick

Western blacklegged tick

  • Common name: western blacklegged tick
  • Scientific name: Ixodes pacificus
  • Reservoir: birds and small rodents (larvae and nymphs); deer and other mammals (adult ticks)
  • Geographic distribution: Pacific coast of the United States
  • Disease transmitted: anaplasmosis, Lyme disease