Ornithodoros porcinus

Ornithodoros • Argasidae • Ixodida (ticks) • Arachnida (parasites/med.) • veterinary/medical pests • pests-diseases-weeds

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Ornithodoros porcinus Walton, 1962

The tick is a vector of African swine fever in Africa. The species is closely related to Ornithodoros moubata another vector of African swine fever. It is regarded as a subspecies of O. moubata by some authors.