Ornithodoros species
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- Genus of soft-bodied ticks that transmit tick-borne relapsing fever
- Typically live near rodents, and feed on them for short intervals while they sleep (i.e. feed at night)
- Species of tick carry specific species of Borrelia
- Ornithodoros hermsi carries Borrelia hermsii, is found at higher altitudes, and is associated with squirrels and chipmunks
- Ornithodoros perkeri carries Borrelia parkerii, lives in caves and burrows of ground squirrels, prairie docs, and burrowing owls
- Ornithodoros turicata carries Borrelia turicatae, lives in caves and burrows of ground squirrels and prairie dogs in the plains of the Southwest US
