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Table 14.2 continued

Pathogen Tick species distribution Vertebrate hosts diagnostic methods
Anaplasma
Tick borne Fever Ixodes North America Three hosts Intracytoplasmic
(Anaplasma scapularis Lizard, bird, small inclusion in peripheral
phagocytophilum) mammal (larvae, blood smear (Giemsa /
nymphs) Wright stain)
Ungulates, humans, Culture (mammalian
other mammals and tick cell lines)
(adults) PCR, qPCR
IF / IHC
Serology (IFT, ELISA)
Tick borne Fever Ixodes ricinus Europe, Western Three hosts
(Anaplasma Asia Lizard, bird, small
phagocytophilum) mammal (larvae,
nymphs)
Ungulates, humans,
other mammals
(adults)

Tick borne Fever Ixodes pacificus North America Three hosts
(Anaplasma Lizard, bird, small
phagocytophilum) mammal (larvae)
Rodent, human,
horse, dog (nymphs)
Human, horse, dog,
wild ungulates
Anaplasma Dermacentor
marginale spp
A. centrale
A. ovis
Anaplasma R. annulatus subtropical / One host
marginale, A. (B. annulatus) tropical Large ruminants
centrale, A. ovis
R. microplus Southern US One host
(Boophilus South America Large ruminants
microplus) Africa
Asia
North Australia
Anaplasma Rhipicephalus
marginale spp
Anaplasma Hyalomma spp
marginale
A. centrale
A. ovis

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