Genus Ripicephalus
Brown ear tick
Prof. Dr. H. Mehlhorn, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
- Only distributed in Africa
- Different species of Ripicephalus transmit East Coast Fever, Corridor disease, Theileriosis and Erlichiosis.
- Some species are responsible for tick toxicosis causing paralysis
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