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The Asian blue tick (Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus, Rhipicephalus microplus, or Boophilus microplus) is an economically important tick that parasitises a variety of livestock and wild mammal species, especially cattle, on which it is the most economically significant ectoparasite in the world.
- R. microplus
- Rhipicephalus
May 2, 2024 · Cattle fever ticks (Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus and R. (B.) microplus) are the most dangerous cattle ectoparasites in the United States. These ticks have been a threat to American agriculture for generations because they spread the disease bovine babesiosis, commonly called cattle fever.
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Cattle fever ticks, scientifically known as Rhipicephalus (R.) annulatus and R. microplus, are dangerous cattle ectoparasites that can serve as vectors of serious disease. Cattle fever ticks are capable of carrying and spreading the protozoa, or microscopic parasites, Babesia bovis and B. bigemina, causing bovine babesiosis, commonly known as ...
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A similar disease in cattle, commonly known as tick fever, is spread by Babesia bovis and B. bigemina in the introduced cattle tick Rhipicephalus microplus. This disease is found in eastern and northern Australia.
- Babesiasis
- Infectious disease
- Removed spleen, weakened immune system, doing outdoor activities
Common names of the disease that Babesia microti causes are Texas cattle fever, redwater fever, tick fever, and Nantucket fever. The disease it causes in humans, babesiosis, is also called piroplasmosis.
- Babesia, Starcovici, 1893
- Babesiidae
May 2, 2024 · Cattle fever ticks are one-host ticks meaning that all stages of the tick are spent on one host animal. This tick can be found on a wide variety of livestock including cattle, horses, donkeys, sheep, as well as wild and exotic ungulates such as white-tailed deer.
Fever Ticks. Cattle Fever Ticks, known scientifically as Rhipicephalus (formerly Boophilus) annulatus and R. microplus, are a significant threat to the United States cattle industry. These ticks are capable of carrying the protozoa, or microscopic parasites, Babesia bovis or B. bigemina, commonly known as cattle fever.
