Rhipicephalus sanguineus

Basu, A. K., Basu, M. & Adesiyun, A. A., 2012, A Review On Ticks (Acari: Ixodoidea: Ixodidae, Argasidae), Associated Pathogens And Diseases Of Trinidad And Tobago, Acarologia 52 (1), pp. 39-50 : 46

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.1051/acarologia/20122034
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4694657
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scientific name	Rhipicephalus sanguineus
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Aitken et al. (1969) recorded R. sanguineus during their survey of arthropods for natural virus infection. Smith (1974) documented R. sanguineus from dogs.

This tick is known to transmit Ehrlichia canis (canine ehrlichiosis), Babesia vogeli (canine babesiosis), Hepatozoon canis (canine hepatozoonosis), Rickettsia conorii (tick bite fever in humans) ( Jongejan and Uilenberg 2004) and also transmits Wad Medani virus in Sudan, East Africa, Asia and Jamaica ( Labuda and Nuttall 2004).

Distribution: Cosmopolitan

References

Aitken T. H. G., Spence L., Jonkers A. H., Downs W. G. 1969 - A 10 - year survey of Trinidad arthropods for natural virus infection (1953 - 1963) - J. Med. Ent., 6: 207 - 215.

Jongejan F., Uilenberg G. 2004 - The global importance of ticks - Parasitol., 129: S 3 - S 14.

Labuda, M. and Nuttall, P. A. 2004 - Tick-borne viruses - Parasitology, 129: S 221 - S 245.

Smith M. W. 1974 - A survey of the distribution of the Ixodid ticks Boophilus microplus (Canestrini, 1888) and Amblyomma cajennense (Fabricius, 1787) in Trinidad and Tobago and the possible influence of the survey results on planned livestock development - Trop. Agric. (Trinidad), 51 (4): 559 - 567.