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African tick bite fever (ATBF) is a bacterial infection spread by the bite of a tick. [1] Symptoms may include fever, headache, muscle pain, and a rash. [1] At the site of the bite there is typically a red skin sore with a dark center. [1]
Tick-borne relapsing fever is transmitted through the bites of lice or soft-bodied ticks (genus Ornithodoros). [10] Each species of Borrelia is typically associated with a single tick species, with Borrelia duttoni being transmitted by O. moubata , and being responsible for the relapsing fever found in central, eastern, and southern Africa.
Ticks are widely distributed around the world, especially in warm, humid climates. Ticks belong to two major families, the Ixodidae or hard ticks, and the Argasidae, or soft ticks. Nuttalliella, a genus of tick from southern Africa, is the only member of the family Nuttalliellidae, and represents the most primitive living lineage of ticks ...
Relapsing fever (tick-borne relapsing fever, different from Lyme disease due to different Borrelia species and ticks) Organisms: Borrelia species such as B. hermsii, B. parkeri, B. duttoni, B. miyamotoi; Vector: Ornithodoros species; Regions : Primarily in Africa, Spain, Saudi Arabia, Asia in and certain areas of Canada and the western United ...
The zebra tick or yellow back tick (Rhipicephalus pulchellus) is a species of hard tick.It is common in the Horn of Africa, with a habitat of the Rift Valley and eastward. It feeds upon a wide variety of species, including livestock, wild mammals, and humans, and can be a vector for various pathogens.
Hyalomma is a genus of hard-bodied ticks common in Asia, Europe, and North Africa. They are also found in Southern Africa. The name is derived from Greek: Hyalos (ὕαλος) crystal, glass; and omma (oμμα) eye.
The brown dog tick, or kennel tick, is found through most of the country, but rarely bites humans. It is mostly found in dog kennels or in homes with dogs. It is not a major carrier of human disease.
Rhipicephalus is a genus of ticks in the family Ixodidae, the hard ticks, consisting of about 74 or 75 species. [2] [3] Most are native to tropical Africa. [2] Rhipicephalus ticks are commonly called 'the brown tick' as they are mostly brown in colour. [4] Most adult ticks in this genus do not have colour patterns on their scutum (inornate). [4]