Preferred Label : Amblyomma;
MeSH definition : A genus of hardbacked TICKS, in the family IXODIDAE. It includes the lone star tick,
Amblyomma americanum, and the Gulf Coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum, in the Americas.
Amblyomma americanum is the primary vector of EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS and EHRLICHIA
EWINGII which cause EHRLICHIOSIS. Other Amblyomma-associated diseases include TULAREMIA
and RICKETTSIOSIS.;
MeSH hyponym : Ornate Kangaroo Tick; Ornate Kangaroo Ticks; Tick, Ornate Kangaroo; Gulf Coast Tick; Tick, Gulf Coast; Tropical Bont Tick; Tick, Tropical Bont; Tropical Bont Ticks;
Related MeSH term : Lone Star Tick; Lone Star Ticks; Tick, Lone Star; Lone-Star Tick; Lone-Star Ticks; Tick, Lone-Star;
MeSH Related Number : txid34609; txid34610; txid65637; txid6943;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amblyomma;
UNII : txid6942;
Origin ID : D000082762;
UMLS CUI : C0323497;
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A genus of hardbacked TICKS, in the family IXODIDAE. It includes the lone star tick,
Amblyomma americanum, and the Gulf Coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum, in the Americas.
Amblyomma americanum is the primary vector of EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS and EHRLICHIA
EWINGII which cause EHRLICHIOSIS. Other Amblyomma-associated diseases include TULAREMIA
and RICKETTSIOSIS.