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A genus of ticks of the Ixodidae family, certain species of which are vectors of Rocky Mountain spotted fever.

A genus of ticks of the family Ixodidae.

• A. americanum — a three-host tick which causes painful bites and tick paralysis and transmits Q fever, tularemia and Rocky Mountain spotted fever of humans. Called also the lone star tick.
• A. cajennense — a three-host tick that transmits spotted fever of human and leptospirosis due to L. pomona. Called also cayenne tick.
• A. hebraeum — a three-host tick that transmits Ehrlichia ruminantium, the cause of heartwater. It also causes severe bite wounds. Called also bont tick.
• A. maculatum — a three-host tick which causes paralysis but does not transmit disease. Called also Gulf coast tick.
• A. pomposum — a three-host tick, a vector for Ehrlichia ruminantium, the cause of heartwater.
• A. variegatum — a three-host tick which transmits Ehrlichia ruminantium, the cause of heartwater, Coxiella burnetii (Q fever) and Nairobi sheep disease. Called also variegated or tropical bont tick.