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Profil de l'espèce

Ornate cow tick

Dermacentor reticulatus

An ornate hard tick established in restricted parts of the UK and widely distributed in western Europe. It has major veterinary relevance because it can transmit Babesia canis to dogs.

Macro photograph of an adult male Dermacentor reticulatus ornate cow tick
Adult male, macro view

Crédit image:Christian Fischer / Wikimedia Commons Conditions de licenceSource

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Macro photograph of an adult male Dermacentor reticulatus ornate cow tick
Adult male, macro view

Crédit image:Christian Fischer / Wikimedia Commons Conditions de licenceSource

Faits rapides

Family: Ixodidae. Genus: Dermacentor. Tick type: hard tick.

Taxonomic authority: (Fabricius, 1794).

Recorded life-cycle stages: egg, larva, nymph, adult.

Identification

Ornamented scutum or conscutum.

Eyes and festoons present.

Coxa I has large paired spurs.

Adult males have enlarged coxa IV.

The ornate pattern is helpful but does not replace examination of diagnostic characters.

Ornamented scutum or conscutum.

Eyes and festoons present.

Coxa I has large paired spurs.

Adult males have enlarged coxa IV.

Article III of the palps has a prominent rear-facing spur in the ESCCAP key.

The ornate pattern is helpful but does not replace examination of diagnostic characters.

Photographs alone cannot always confirm a tick species.

Cycle de vie

three_host

Répartition

Mostly restricted to Wales and south-west England, with establishment reported in Essex.

La présence, les populations établies, la qualité de l'habitat et le risque de maladie sont des catégories de preuves distinctes.

Pays et régions

  • United Kingdom — present

    Included in the UKHSA tick species profiles for the United Kingdom.

  • Europe — present

    ECDC publishes confirmed European distribution data for this species.

Pertinence médicale et vétérinaire

Human-biting evidence status: occasional human biter.

Babesia canis (Canine babesiosis): confirmed vector.

undefined: detected in uk ticks; human disease not reported in UK in cited review.

Rickettsia raoultii: detected in uk ticks; detection does not alone establish local clinical disease risk.

Confirmed vector relevance for canine babesiosis; the species was implicated in autochthonous canine babesiosis in the UK.

Veterinary relevance status: high.

Preuves vectorielles et pathogènes

Babesia canis

Canine babesiosis

confirmed_vector

Rickettsia species

detected_in_uk_ticks; human disease not reported in UK in cited review

Rickettsia raoultii

detected_in_uk_ticks; detection does not alone establish local clinical disease risk

Importance médicale

occasional_human_biter

Babesia canis

Canine babesiosis

confirmed_vector

Rickettsia species

detected_in_uk_ticks; human disease not reported in UK in cited review

Rickettsia raoultii

detected_in_uk_ticks; detection does not alone establish local clinical disease risk

Importance vétérinaire

high

Confirmed vector relevance for canine babesiosis; the species was implicated in autochthonous canine babesiosis in the UK.

Babesia canis

Canine babesiosis

confirmed_vector

Rickettsia species

detected_in_uk_ticks; human disease not reported in UK in cited review

Rickettsia raoultii

detected_in_uk_ticks; detection does not alone establish local clinical disease risk

Informations importantes d'identification et de santé

Informations pédagogiques et limitations

Les photographies et les caractéristiques visibles peuvent ne pas suffire pour une identification définitive.

Ces informations pédagogiques ne constituent pas un diagnostic et ne remplacent en aucun cas un avis médical ou vétérinaire.

Ces informations pédagogiques ne remplacent en aucun cas un examen ou les conseils d'un professionnel vétérinaire qualifié.

La présence, les populations établies, la qualité de l'habitat et le risque de maladie sont des catégories de preuves distinctes.

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