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* 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.
* 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.


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

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Latest revision as of 01:57, 17 June 2020

  • 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.