View source for Dermacentor variabilis

*Also known as the '''American dog tick''' or '''wood tick'''
*Found widely distributed east of the Rocky Mountains as well as parts of the Pacific Coast
*Transmits [[Tularemia]] and [[Rocky Mountain spotted fever]]
*Highest risk of being bitten occurs during spring and summer
*Adult females are most likely to bite humans

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