Lyme Disease

Brown Dog Tick (Rhipicephalus Sanguineus)

 Rhipicephalus Sanguineus (Enlarged) (Source: Florida Medical Entomology Lab)

Other names: Red Dog Tick

Distribution: Found throughout the US (and countries with similar latitudes) and parts of southeastern Canada.

Description: Small and reddish brown in color with an elongated body and no ornamentation.

Habitat: Often found in houses, kennels, dog runs, or anywhere that dogs live

Animal Hosts: Feeds primarily on dogs, but will feed on other mammals if no dogs are available.

Diseases Carried: Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
In Animals: Babesiosis, Ehrlichiosis, Haemobartonellosis, and Hepatozoonosis

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