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Ixodes ricinus

Other Names: European Castor Bean Tick, Castor Bean Tick, Sheep Tick
Ixodes ricinus is a hard tick that infests livestock, deer, dogs, and a wide variety of other species including humans.
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ixodes-ricinus: Tick, arthropod. Can transmit agents of babesiosis, louping ill, and other diseases.
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