Rhipicephalus sanguineus
Synonyms
Brown Dog Tick
Brown Dog Ticks
Dog Tick, Brown
Dog Ticks, Brown
Tick, Brown Dog
Ticks, Brown Dog
A species of tick (TICKS) in the family IXODIDAE, distributed throughout the world but abundant in southern Europe. It will feed on a wide variety of MAMMALS, but DOGS are its preferred host. It transmits a large number of diseases including BABESIOSIS; THEILERIASIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; and MEDITERRANEAN SPOTTED FEVER.