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* Also known as the '''brown dog tick'''
* Where found: Worldwide.
* Transmits: [[Rocky Mountain spotted fever]] (in the southwestern U.S. and along the U.S.-Mexico border).
* Comments: Dogs are the primary host for the brown dog tick in each of its life stages, but the tick may also bite humans or other mammals.

[[File:https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/images/geo/brown_dog_tick.jpg|Brown dog tick (brown_dog_tick.jpg)]]

[[File:lgmap-brown_dog_tick.jpg|Map of the United States showing approximate distribution of the Brown dog tick. The entire United States is affected. ]]

[[Category:Ectoparasites]]