A one host tick (Rhipicephalus microplus) that infests cattle in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide, causing blood loss, hide damage and, more significantly, transmitting the parasites that cause bovine babesiosis and anaplasmosis, together known as cattle tick fever. Its eradication from the United States in the early twentieth century through a coordinated dipping and quarantine program remains a landmark achievement in veterinary pest control, and a permanent quarantine buffer zone along the Texas border with Mexico still guards against its reintroduction.
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Cattle, Livestock The cattle tick (Rhipicephalus microplus) is a major external parasite of cattle and vector of babesiosis and anaplasmosis.
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1. Cattle Tick (Wikipedia)
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Cattle tick can refer to any of several species of ticks that parasitize cattle, including:Haemaphysalis longicornis, the Asian longhorned tick
Rhipicephalus annulatus, the North American cattle tick
Rhipicephalus microplus, the Asian blue tick
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A one host tick (Rhipicephalus microplus) that infests cattle in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide, causing blood loss, hide damage and, more significantly, transmitting the parasites that cause bovine babesiosis and anaplasmosis, together known as cattle tick fever.
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