Western blacklegged tick (Ixodes pacificus)

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (U.S.). Division of Vector-Borne Diseases.
• Description:
  Approximate distribution of the Western blacklegged tick.
  
  The western blacklegged tick (Ixodes pacificus) can transmit the organisms responsible for causing anaplasmosis and Lyme disease in humans. Wild rodents and other mammals are likely reservoirs of these pathogens. This tick is distributed along the Pacific coast of the United States. Larvae and nymphs feed on birds and small rodents, while adult ticks feed on deer and other mammals. Both adult and nymphal ticks are known to transmit disease to humans..
  
  
• Subjects:
  Arachnid Vectors Ixodidae Tick Infections
• Document Type:
  Map
• Pages in Document:
  1 map
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:cf9795e1869ad70b9362bf6743dbe78548730eea3892250d5c65c155be7ce2bd
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/27749/cdc_27749_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.38 MB ]