Ixodes pacificus

Ixodes pacificus, the Western black-legged tick, is a species of Ixodes, a parasitic tick found on the western coast of North America. It is the principal vector of Lyme Disease in that region.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ Chang CC, Chomel BB, Kasten RW, Romano V, Tietze N (April 2001). "Molecular evidence of Bartonella spp. in questing adult Ixodes pacificus ticks in California". J. Clin. Microbiol. 39 (4): 1221–6. doi:10.1128/JCM.39.4.1221-1226.2001. PMC 87914. PMID 11283031.
↑ Killilea ME, Swei A, Lane RS, Briggs CJ, Ostfeld RS (June 2008). "Spatial dynamics of lyme disease: a review". EcoHealth. 5 (2): 167–95. doi:10.1007/s10393-008-0171-3. PMID 18787920.

Tick-borne diseases and mite-borne diseases

Rickettsiales	Rocky Mountain spotted fever Ehrlichiosis (Human granulocytic, Human monocytic) Boutonneuse fever

Spirochaete	Lyme disease Relapsing fever Baggio–Yoshinari syndrome

Thiotrichales	Tularemia

General

Vectors

Ticks	Ixodes: Ixodes scapularis Ixodes cornuatus Ixodes holocyclus Ixodes pacificus Ixodes ricinus Dermacentor: Dermacentor variabilis Dermacentor andersoni Amblyomma: Amblyomma americanum Amblyomma cajennense Amblyomma triguttatum Ornithodoros: Ornithodoros moubata Ornithodoros hermsi Ornithodoros gurneyi other: Rhipicephalus sanguineus

Mites	Leptotrombidium deliense Liponyssoides sanguineus

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