Certain tick species are associated with transmission of certain diseases.
|
Hard Tick Species |
Range |
Diseases |
|
Amblyomma americanum (Lone Star tick) |
Texas, Southeastern United States, East central US to New York |
Rocky Mountain spotted fever, tularemia, Lyme disease, Ehrlichiosis, tick paralysis. Southern Tick Associated Rash Illness (STARI) |
|
Dermacentor andersoni (Rocky Mountain wood tick) |
Rocky Mountains, Canada |
Rocky Mountain spotted fever, tularemia, Q fever, Colorado tick fever, tick paralysis |
|
Dermacentor variabilis (American dog tick) |
throughout United States except Rocky Mountain region |
Rocky Mountain spotted fever, tularemia, Q fever, tick paralysis |
|
Ixodes pacificus (Western black-legged tick) |
Western states |
Lyme disease, Babesiosis, Ehrlichiosis, tick paralysis |
|
Ixodes ricinus |
Europe |
Lyme disease, Babesiosis, Ehrlichiosis, tick paralysis |
|
Ixodes scapularis and dammini (black-legged tick) |
Eastern seaboard, Southern states, North Central states |
Lyme disease, Babesiosis, Ehrlichiosis, tick paralysis |
|
Rhipicephalus sanguineus (brown dog tick) |
worldwide |
Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Boutonneuse fever in Europe |
where:
• Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes dammini are conspecific.
• Ixodes species may transmit arboviruses, resulting in encephalitis.
|
Soft Tick Species |
Range |
Diseases |
|
Ornithodoros hermsi |
Rocky Mountains, Pacific coast states, British Columbia |
Borrelia sp. (relapsing fever) |
|
Ornithodoros parkeri |
western United States |
Borrelia sp. (relapsing fever) |
|
Ornithodoros talaje |
southern United States |
Borrelia sp. (relapsing fever) |
|
Ornithodoros turicata |
western United States and northern Mexico |
Borrelia sp. (relapsing fever) |
Specialty: Infectious Diseases
