Ixodes granulatus

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Authors: Felice Supino
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Ixodes granulatus Supino, 1897

The tick is common in tropical Asia, where the main hosts are small mammals. It is a vector of Langat virus and Lyme disease spirochetes and also harbors pathogenic rickettsiae.