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'''''Rhipicephalus sanguineus''''', commonly called the '''brown dog tick''', '''kennel tick''',<ref name="Gray">{{cite journal|last1=Gray|first1=J|last2=Dantas-Torres|first2=F|last3=Estrada-Peña|first3=A|last4=Levin|first4=M|title=Systematics and ecology of the brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus|journal= Ticks Tick Borne Dis|date=2013 |pmid=23415851|doi=10.1016/j.ttbdis.2012.12.003|volume=4|issue=3|pages=171–80}}</ref> or '''pantropical dog tick''',<ref name="Gray"/> is a species of [[tick]] found worldwide, but more commonly in warmer climates. This species is unusual among ticks in that its entire [[biological life cycle|lifecycle]] can be completed indoors.<ref name="lord">{{cite web |author=C. C. Lord |url=http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/urban/medical/brown_dog_tick.htm |title=Brown dog tick, ''Rhipicephalus sanguineus'' Latreille |website=Featured Creatures |publisher=[[University of Florida]] |date=2001 |accessdate=October 14, 2008}}</ref> |
'''''Rhipicephalus sanguineus''''', commonly called the '''brown dog tick''', '''kennel tick''',<ref name="Gray">{{cite journal|last1=Gray|first1=J|last2=Dantas-Torres|first2=F|last3=Estrada-Peña|first3=A|last4=Levin|first4=M|title=Systematics and ecology of the brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus|journal= Ticks Tick Borne Dis|date=2013 |pmid=23415851|doi=10.1016/j.ttbdis.2012.12.003|volume=4|issue=3|pages=171–80}}</ref> or '''pantropical dog tick''',<ref name="Gray"/> is a species of [[tick]] found worldwide, but more commonly in warmer climates. This species is unusual among ticks in that its entire [[biological life cycle|lifecycle]] can be completed indoors.<ref name="lord">{{cite web |author=C. C. Lord |url=http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/urban/medical/brown_dog_tick.htm |title=Brown dog tick, ''Rhipicephalus sanguineus'' Latreille |website=Featured Creatures |publisher=[[University of Florida]] |date=2001 |accessdate=October 14, 2008}}</ref> |
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==Development== |
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The tick follows the normal developmental stages of egg, larva, nymph, and adult. It prefers to feed on the same host during each of the larval, nymphal, and adult stages. ''R. sanguineus'' can acquire bacterial or protozoal causative agents of disease at any of these life stages.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/life_cycle_and_hosts.html|title=How ticks spread disease {{!}} Ticks {{!}} CDC|date=2019-04-09|website=www.cdc.gov|language=en-us|access-date=2019-05-31}}</ref> |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Ixodida |
| Family: | Ixodidae |
| Genus: | Rhipicephalus |
| Species: | R. sanguineus
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| Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Latreille, 1806)
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Rhipicephalus sanguineus, commonly called the brown dog tick, kennel tick,[1] or pantropical dog tick,[1] is a species of tick found worldwide, but more commonly in warmer climates. This species is unusual among ticks in that its entire lifecycle can be completed indoors.[2]
Development
The tick follows the normal developmental stages of egg, larva, nymph, and adult. It prefers to feed on the same host during each of the larval, nymphal, and adult stages. R. sanguineus can acquire bacterial or protozoal causative agents of disease at any of these life stages.[3]
Hosts
R. sanguineus feeds on a wide variety of mammals, but dogs are the preferred host in the U.S., and the population can reach pest proportions in houses and kennels.[2]
Medical importance
R. sanguineus is one of the most important vectors of diseases in dogs worldwide.[4] In the United States, R. sanguineus is a vector of the diseases in dogs: canine ehrlichiosis (Ehrlichia canis), and canine babesiosis (Babesia canis). In dogs, symptoms of canine ehrlichiosis include lameness and fever; those for babesiosis include fever, anorexia, and anemia. R. sanguineus has not been shown to transmit the bacteria that cause Lyme disease in humans.[2] In parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa, it is a vector of Rickettsia conorii, known locally as Mediterranean spotted fever, boutenneuse fever, or tick typhus.[2]
It can also transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever in humans in the Southwestern United States.[5]
Management
The best management strategy is prevention of infestations in the house or kennel. In addition, the earlier the infestation is discovered, the easier it is to control. Regular grooming and inspection of pets is essential to management, especially when dogs have been quartered or have interacted with other dogs.[2]
Distribution
A cosmopolitan species, it can be found in Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ivory Coast, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, French Guiana, Gambia, Ghana, Greece, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Martinique, Mauritania, Mexico, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Islands (U.S.), Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
See also
References
- ^ a b Gray, J; Dantas-Torres, F; Estrada-Peña, A; Levin, M (2013). "Systematics and ecology of the brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus". Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 4 (3): 171–80. doi:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2012.12.003. PMID 23415851.
- ^ a b c d e C. C. Lord (2001). "Brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus Latreille". Featured Creatures. University of Florida. Retrieved October 14, 2008.
- ^ "How ticks spread disease | Ticks | CDC". www.cdc.gov. 2019-04-09. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
- ^ Domenico Otranto & Filipe Dantas-Torres (2010). "Canine and feline vector-borne diseases in Italy: current situation and perspectives". Parasites & Vectors. 3 (1): 2. doi:10.1186/1756-3305-3-2. PMC 2818618. PMID 20145730.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ "Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever: Questions and Answers | Tickborne Rickettsial Diseases". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2018-08-06. Retrieved April 17, 2010.
External links
- Brown dog tick on the University of Florida / Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Featured Creatures website
- "Rhipicephalus".</ref> ICb.usp.br
- "Rhipicephalus sanguineus". Extento.hawaii.edu