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RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUSIXODIDAE · HARD TICK
Ixodidae · hard tick

Brown dog tick

Rhipicephalus sanguineus

The brown dog tick is the only tick that completes its life cycle indoors, infesting homes and kennels worldwide and spreading spotted fever.

ModerateCarries 1 disease

Where it’s established

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Alaska — no established countiesAKMaine — no established countiesMEVermont — no established countiesVTNew Hampshire — no established countiesNHWashington — no established countiesWAIdaho — no established countiesIDMontana — no established countiesMTNorth Dakota — no established countiesNDMinnesota — no established countiesMNWisconsin — no established countiesWIMichigan — no established countiesMINew York — no established countiesNYMassachusetts — no established countiesMAOregon — no established countiesORNevada — no established countiesNVWyoming — no established countiesWYSouth Dakota — no established countiesSDIowa — no established countiesIAIllinois — no established countiesILIndiana — no established countiesINOhio — no established countiesOHPennsylvania — no established countiesPANew Jersey — no established countiesNJConnecticut — no established countiesCTCalifornia — no established countiesCAUtah — no established countiesUTColorado — no established countiesCONebraska — no established countiesNEMissouri — no established countiesMOKentucky — no established countiesKYWest Virginia — no established countiesWVVirginia — no established countiesVAMaryland — no established countiesMDDelaware — no established countiesDERhode Island — no established countiesRIArizona — no established countiesAZNew Mexico — no established countiesNMKansas — no established countiesKSArkansas — no established countiesARTennessee — no established countiesTNNorth Carolina — no established countiesNCSouth Carolina — no established countiesSCDistrict of Columbia — no established countiesDCHawaii — no established countiesHIOklahoma — no established countiesOKLouisiana — no established countiesLAMississippi — no established countiesMSAlabama — no established countiesALGeorgia — no established countiesGATexas — no established countiesTXFlorida — no established countiesFLCOUNTIES ESTABLISHED
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No CDC-reported established counties yet for Brown dog tick.

No CDC-reported establishments yet — the leaderboard fills in as new surveillance reports land.

Diseases it carries

1 known

Pathogens it carries

0 known

No pathogens linked to Brown dog tick in the lens yet.

Remove, prevent, and what to do after

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Wild facts

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