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Amblyomma variegatum

Am·bly·om·ma va·ri·e·ga·'tum

a tropic bont tick, a serious pest of domestic livestock and an important vector of heartwater (q.v.) in Africa and the Caribbean; it is closely associated with the development of severe clinical dermatophilosis in cattle in the Caribbean.
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(Kebede et al., 2012) identified the tick species were Amblyomma variegatum (49.2%), Boophilus decoloratus, (21.2%), Hyalomma marginatum (9.8%), Hyalomma truncatum (6.2%), Rhipicephalus evertsievertsi (6.6%), and Rhipicephalus pulchellus (5.3%) in Awi zone, Amhara region.
Panola Mountain Ehrlichia in Amblyomma maculatum from the United States and Amblyomma variegatum (Acari: Ixodidae) from the Caribbean and Africa.
Amblyomma variegatum and Amblyomma cohearens were the two species of the genera identified during the study period in the area.
The major risk factor is the infestation by Amblyomma variegatum ticks.
Some authors associate bovine farcy with tick infestation (notably, the ixodid tick Amblyomma variegatum) [40, 43-45].
Assessment of change in risk for release of Ehrlichia ruminantium (Heartwater) into the continental United States following discontinuation of the Tropical Bont Tick (Amblyomma variegatum) eradiation program on St.
Toxicity of neem seed oil (Azadirachta indica) against the larvae of Amblyomma variegatum a three host tick in cattle.
SAN DIEGO -- Rickettsia africae, the agent of African tick bite fever that is transmitted by Amblyomma variegatum ticks, has been confirmed in three islands in the West Indies and is an emerging threat in the United States, Dr.
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