Definition: A species of tick (TICKS) in the family IXODIDAE, distributed throughout the world but abundant in southern Europe. It will feed on a wide variety of MAMMALS, but DOGS are its preferred host. It transmits a large number of diseases including BABESIOSIS; THEILERIASIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; and MEDITERRANEAN SPOTTED FEVER.
Other names sanguineus, Rhipicephalus; Ticks, Brown Dog; Tick, Brown Dog; Dog Ticks, Brown; Dog Tick, Brown; Brown Dog Ticks; Brown Dog Tick
