American Dog Tick (Dermacentor variabilis)

Approximate distribution of the American Dog tick by states, Center for Disease Control and Prevention



Description:

Female Dermacentor variabilis, American dog tick, from Panola Park near Atlanta, Georgia.

Content Provider(s): CDC / DVBID / Gary O. Maupin

Photo Credit: CDC / PHPPO / DMTS / James Gathany



Description:

This illustration depicts a dorsal view of a female “hard”, or Ixodidae “American dog tick”, Dermacentor variabilis.

The two major vectors of Rickettsia rickettsii, the bacteria responsible for Rocky Mountain spotted fever in the United States are the American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis, pictured here, and the Rocky Mountain wood tick D. andersoni.

Content Providers(s): CDC / Andrew J. Brooks

Creation Date: 1972


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