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* Also known as the '''American dog tick'''
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*Also known as the '''American dog tick''' or '''wood tick'''
* Where found: Widely distributed east of the Rocky Mountains. Also occurs in limited areas on the Pacific Coast.
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*Found widely distributed east of the Rocky Mountains as well as parts of the Pacific Coast
* Transmits: [[Tularemia]] and [[Rocky Mountain spotted fever]].
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*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.
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*Highest risk of being bitten occurs during spring and summer
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*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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Latest revision as of 20:29, 28 October 2020

  • 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