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* Also known as the '''American dog tick'''
* Where found: Widely distributed east of the Rocky Mountains. Also occurs in limited areas on the Pacific Coast.
* Transmits: [[Tularemia]] and [[Rocky Mountain spotted fever]].
* Comments: The highest risk of being bitten occurs during spring and summer. Dog ticks are sometimes called wood ticks. Adult females are most likely to bite humans.

[[File:american_dog_tick.jpg|American dog tick (american_dog_tick-20190113214609093.jpg)]]

[[File:lgmap-american_dog_tick.jpg|Approximate distribution of the American dog tick in the United States of America]]

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[[Category:Ectoparasites]]