Lyme Disease

Western Black-Legged Tick (Ixodes Pacificus)

Ixodes Pacificus (Enlarged) (Source: Dept. Environmental Health, Riverside, CA)

Distribution: Found in the Pacific US and British Columbia

Description: Physically similar to deer tick

Habitat: Found in habitats with forest, north coastal scrub, high brush, and open grasslands

Host Animals: Humans, deer, dogs, coyotes, wild pigs, horses, lizards, small rodents, etc.

Diseases Carried: Lyme disease, Babesiosis, Ehrlichiosis

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