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Dermacentor variabilis

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Dermacentor variabilis [′dər·mə‚sen·tər ver·ē′ab·ə·ləs]
(invertebrate zoology)
A North American tick which is parasitic primarily on dogs but may attack humans and other mammals.
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Notably, while investigating a tick-borne outbreak of presumed type B infections in South Dakota, Markowitz and colleagues found evidence of both type A and type B strains in Dermacentor variabilis ticks collected from dogs (14).
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Three species of ticks, including Amblyomma americanum, Dermacentor variabilis, and Ixodes scapularis were collected from animals as well as from public areas by flagging vegetation in 25 different counties in order to determine areas of greatest risk.
Identification of the caustive agent of Human Monocytic Ehrlichiosis ... by Reichard, Larry / Transactions of the Missouri Academy of Science
HGE patients have reported being exposed to or bitten by Ixodes scapularis or Dermacentor variabilis ticks.
Tick, tick, tick, tick ... boom! The explosion of tick-borne diseases by Bartlett, Cynthia R.; Brown, James W. / Medical Laboratory Observer
 
 
 
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