| 词条 | Ornithodoros turicata |
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| image_caption=Ornithodoros turicata female | image_alt=Ornithodoros turicata female | genus = Ornithodoros | species = turicata | authority = (Dugès, 1876) | image = Ornithodoros turicata - female.png }}Ornithodoros turicata, commonly referred to as the relapsing fever tick, is a soft tick found in the midwestern and southwestern United States. It is a known vector of Borrelia turicatae, a spirochete responsible for tick-borne relapsing fever in humans.[1] Additionally, vector competence for the transmission of Leptospira pomona, the agent of canine jaundice, has been demonstrated in a laboratory setting.[2] See also
References1. ^{{cite journal |vauthors=Dworkin MS, Schwan TG, Anderson DE, Borchardt SM |title=Tick-borne relapsing fever |journal=Infect. Dis. Clin. North Am. |volume=22 |issue=3 |pages=449–68, viii |year=2008 |pmid=18755384 |pmc=3725823 |doi=10.1016/j.idc.2008.03.006}} {{Taxonbar|from=Q4298590}}{{Acari-stub}}2. ^{{cite journal |last1=Burgdorfer |first1=Willy |year=1956 |title=The possible role of ticks as vectors of leptospirae. I. Transmission of Leptospira pomona by the argasid tick, Ornithodoros turicata, and the persistence of this organism in its tissues|journal=Experimental Parasitology |volume=5 |issue=6 |pages=571–579 |pmid=13375683 |doi=10.1016/0014-4894(56)90030-3}} 4 : Ticks|Arachnids of North America|Animals described in 1876|Argasidae |
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