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Yes, ticks are quite common in the desert. Anywhere there is a patch of vegetation you can be sure that there are ticks laying in wait for a victim. I work with wildlife rehabilitation in the Chihuahuan Desert and have seen fleas, ticks and lice on may animals.

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