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==Overview==
'''''Amblyomma maculatum''''' is a species of [[tick]] in the genus ''[[Amblyomma]]''. Immatures usually infest small mammals and birds that dwell on the ground; [[cotton rat]]s may be particularly favored hosts.<ref>Clark et al., 2001, pp.&nbsp;1383–1384</ref> Some recorded hosts include:
'''''Amblyomma maculatum''''' is a species of [[tick]] in the genus ''[[Amblyomma]]''. Immatures usually infest small mammals and birds that dwell on the ground; [[cotton rat]]s may be particularly favored hosts.<ref>Clark et al., 2001, pp.&nbsp;1383–1384</ref> Some recorded hosts include:
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In 2013, the [[infectious agent]] of [[American tick bite fever]], ''[[Rickettsia parkeri]]'' was detected in a female ''A. maculatum'' collected at [[Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge]], near [[Smyrna, Delaware]], providing the first evidence of association of this pathogen of humans with this species of tick in the state.<ref name="Florin et al">David A. Florin, Ju Jiang, Richard G. Robbins & Allen L. Richards. 2013. Infection of the Gulf Coast tick, ''Amblyomma maculatum'' (Acari: Ixodidae), with ''Rickettsia parkeri'': first report from the State of Delaware. ''Systematic & Applied Acarology'' 18(1): 27–29; http://www.acarology.org/saas/saa/saa18/2013-18-027-029f.pdf.</ref>
In 2013, the [[infectious agent]] of [[American tick bite fever]], ''[[Rickettsia parkeri]]'' was detected in a female ''A. maculatum'' collected at [[Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge]], near [[Smyrna, Delaware]], providing the first evidence of association of this pathogen of humans with this species of tick in the state.<ref name="Florin et al">David A. Florin, Ju Jiang, Richard G. Robbins & Allen L. Richards. 2013. Infection of the Gulf Coast tick, ''Amblyomma maculatum'' (Acari: Ixodidae), with ''Rickettsia parkeri'': first report from the State of Delaware. ''Systematic & Applied Acarology'' 18(1): 27–29; http://www.acarology.org/saas/saa/saa18/2013-18-027-029f.pdf.</ref>


==See also==
*[[List of parasites of the marsh rice rat]]
*[[List of parasites of humans]]
==References==
==References==
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==Literature cited==
==Literature cited==
*Clark, K.L., Oliver, J.H., Jr., Grego, J.M., James, A.M., Durden, L.A. and Banks, C.W. 2001. Host associations of ticks parasitizing rodents at ''Borrelia burgdorferi'' enzootic sites in South Carolina. Journal of Parasitology 87(6):1379–1386.
*Clark, K.L., Oliver, J.H., Jr., Grego, J.M., James, A.M., Durden, L.A. and Banks, C.W. 2001. Host associations of ticks parasitizing rodents at ''Borrelia burgdorferi'' enzootic sites in South Carolina. Journal of Parasitology 87(6):1379–1386.
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[[Category:Tick]]
[[Category:Ticks]]

Revision as of 22:13, 2 June 2015

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style="background:#Template:Taxobox colour;" | Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Ixodida
Family: Ixodidae
Genus: Amblyomma
Species: A. maculatum
Binomial name
Amblyomma maculatum
Koch, 1844

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Amblyomma maculatum is a species of tick in the genus Amblyomma. Immatures usually infest small mammals and birds that dwell on the ground; cotton rats may be particularly favored hosts.[1] Some recorded hosts include:

In 2013, the infectious agent of American tick bite fever, Rickettsia parkeri was detected in a female A. maculatum collected at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, near Smyrna, Delaware, providing the first evidence of association of this pathogen of humans with this species of tick in the state.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Clark et al., 2001, pp. 1383–1384
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wilson and Durden, 2003, table 2
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Wilson and Durden, 2003, table 1
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Wilson and Durden, 2003, table 5
  5. ↑ Clark et al., 2001, table III
  6. ↑ Clark et al., 2001, p. 1381
  7. ↑ Clark et al., 2001, table II
  8. ↑ Clark et al., 2001, table IV
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Wilson and Durden, 2003, table 4
  10. ↑ David A. Florin, Ju Jiang, Richard G. Robbins & Allen L. Richards. 2013. Infection of the Gulf Coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum (Acari: Ixodidae), with Rickettsia parkeri: first report from the State of Delaware. Systematic & Applied Acarology 18(1): 27–29; http://www.acarology.org/saas/saa/saa18/2013-18-027-029f.pdf.

Literature cited

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  • 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
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