Ornithodoros hermsi

Ornithodoros hermsi
Ornithodoros hermsi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Subclass: Acari
Order: Ixodida
Family: Argasidae
Genus: Ornithodoros
Species: O. hermsi
Binomial name
Ornithodoros hermsi

Ornithodoros hermsi is a species of tick. It can be infected with Borrelia hermsii.[1]

References

  1. ^ Schwan TG, Raffel SJ, Schrumpf ME, et al. (July 2009). "Tick-borne relapsing fever and Borrelia hermsii, Los Angeles County, California, USA". Emerging Infect. Dis. 15 (7): 1026–31. doi:10.3201/eid1507.090223. PMC 2744237. PMID 19624916. http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/15/7/1026.htm. 



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