Haemaphysalis longicornis

Haemaphysalis longicornis
Engorged female, dorsal view
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Subclass: Acari
Order: Ixodida
Family: Ixodidae
Genus: Haemaphysalis
Species: H. longicornis
Binomial name
Haemaphysalis longicornis
Neumann, 1901

Haemaphysalis longicornis is a species of tick.[1] Lyme spirochetes and spotted fever group rickettsiae have been detected in H. longicornis,[2] as have Ehrlichia chaffeensis and Anaplasma bovis.[3] SFTS has also been shown to be transmitted via Haemaphysalis longicornis.

See also

References

  1. Peter J. Gosling (2005). Dictionary of parasitology. CRC Press. pp. 153–. ISBN 978-0-415-30855-7.
  2. Meng Z.; Jiang L. P.; Lu Q. Y.; Cheng S. Y.; Ye J. L.; Zhan L. (December 2008). "[Detection of co-infection with Lyme spirochetes and spotted fever group rickettsiae in a group of Haemaphysalis longicornis]". Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi (in Chinese). 29 (12): 1217–1220. PMID 19173967.
  3. Mi-Jin Lee; Joon-Seok Chae (2010). "Molecular detection of Ehrlichia chaffeensis and Anaplasma bovis in the salivary glands from Haemaphysalis longicornis ticks". Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 10 (4): 411–413. doi:10.1089/vbz.2008.0215. PMID 19874189.
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