Engelsk definition
A genus of hardbacked TICKS, in the family IXODIDAE. It includes the lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum, and the Gulf Coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum, in the Americas. Amblyomma americanum is the primary vector of EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS and EHRLICHIA EWINGII which cause EHRLICHIOSIS. Other Amblyomma-associated diseases include TULAREMIA and RICKETTSIOSIS.
Svenska synonymer
Aponomma
Engelska synonymer
Aponomma — Amblyomma triguttatum — Ornate Kangaroo Tick — Ornate Kangaroo Ticks — Tick, Ornate Kangaroo — Amblyomma americanum — Lone Star Tick — Lone Star Ticks — Tick, Lone Star — Lone-Star Tick — Lone-Star Ticks — Tick, Lone-Star — Amblyomma maculatum — Gulf Coast Tick — Tick, Gulf Coast — Amblyomma variegatum — Tropical Bont Tick — Tick, Tropical Bont — Tropical Bont Ticks