Rhipicephalus sanguineus
"Rhipicephalus sanguineus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D048508
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.131.166.132.832.400.712.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Rhipicephalus sanguineus- Rhipicephalus sanguineus
- sanguineus, Rhipicephalus
- Brown Dog Tick
- Brown Dog Ticks
- Dog Tick, Brown
- Dog Ticks, Brown
- Tick, Brown Dog
- Ticks, Brown Dog
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