western black-legged tick

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western black-legged tick - a tick that feeds on dusky-footed wood rat and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in western United States especially northern California

Ixodes pacificus

hard tick, ixodid - ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head

genus Ixodes, Ixodes - type genus of the family Ixodidae

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genus Ixodes hard tick Ixodes Ixodes pacificus ixodid			Another is the Western black-legged tick, which inhabits the Pacific coastal states. Complementary and Alternative Treatments for Lyme Disease by Ricky Hussey / Health, general community Many different species of ticks can be involved, including the deer tick, the western black-legged tick, and the black legged tick. Lyme Disease and Your Dog ? A Deadly Combination by Brent Jones / Pets and Animals community The roles of birds, lizards, and rodents as hosts for the western black-legged tick Ixodes pacificus. Migratory passerine birds as reservoirs of Lyme borreliosis in Europe by Bunikis, Jonas / Emerging Infectious Diseases			west southwest West Sussex West Tocharian West Virginia West Virginian west wind West Yorkshire west-central west-facing west-northwest West-sider west-southwest westbound wester westering Westerlies westerly western Western Australia Western Australia coral pea Western ax Western axe Western balsam poplar western big-eared bat Western birch western black-legged tick western blackberry western blind snake Western blot analysis Western box turtle Western Bug western buttercup Western Cape western chimpanzee Western Chinquapin western chokecherry Western Church Western civilization western coral snake western crab apple Western culture western dewberry Western diamondback Western diamondback rattlesnake Western Dvina Western Empire Western Europe western fence lizard Western Ghats western gray squirrel western grey squirrel			Western Balkans Western Balkans Western Balkans Investment Framework Western Ball Hockey League Western Balsam Bark Beetle Western balsam poplar Western Baltic languages Western Band Association Western Band Parents Council Western Baptist College Western Barbastelle Western Barley Growers Association Western Bat Working Group Western Bay of Plenty Western Bay of Plenty District Council Western Beef Development Centre Western Beef Resource Committee Western Behavioral Sciences Institute western big-eared bat Western Billing Services Western birch Western Bird Banding Association Western Black Bear Workshop Western Black Crested Gibbon Western Black Sea Basin western black-legged tick western blackberry Western Bleeding Heart Western Blind Rehabilitation Center western blind snake Western Block Party Western blot Western blot Western blot Western blot Western blot analyses Western blot analysis Western blot analysis Western blot positive Western blot technique Western blot technique Western blot technique Western blot technique Western blot test Western blots Western blotting Western blotting Western blotting Western blottings Western Bluebird Western Boarding Schools Association Western Boaters Safety Group Western Boone Western Boone Community School Corporation Western Border Interoperability Working Group Western Boundary Currents

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