longhorned tick

English

Haemaphysalis longicornis (engorged female, dorsal view)

Noun

longhorned tick (plural longhorned ticks)

Any tick of species Haemaphysalis longicornis, native to the Old World, a disease vector among many mammals.

Synonyms

(Haemaphysalis longicornis): bush tick, cattle tick, Asian longhorned tick, Asian tick

See also

theileriosis
Lyme disease
spotted fever group (Rickettsia)
Ehrlichia chaffeensis
Anaplasma bovis
Tick-borne encephalitis virus
Powassan virus
Khasan virus
Japanese spotted fever
severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS)

References

longhorned tick on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Haemaphysalis longicornis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Haemaphysalis longicornis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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