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Help Treat and Control Fleas and Ticks
Why We Fleas and TicksThis poster is sponsored by a generous educational grant from Merial.©2013 American Animal Hospital Association (aahanet.org). All rights reserved.
Condition Critter Who is at risk?
Lyme DiseaseBlack-legged tick1, Western black-legged tick1
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
American dog tick1, brown dog tick1, Rocky Mountain wood tick1
Ehrlichiosis Brown dog tick3, Lone star tick1
AnaplasmosisBlack-legged tick1, Western black-legged tick1
Babesiosis American dog tick4, brown dog tick4
Tularemia American dog tick1, Lone star tick1
Tick Paralysis
American dog tick5, Black-legged tick5, Gulf Coast tick5, Lone star tick5, Rocky Mountain wood tick5, Western black-legged tick6
Cytauxzoonosis American dog tick7, Lone star tick7
Bartonellosis Cat flea2
Flea Allergy Dermatitis
Cat flea2
Miliary Dermatitis Cat flea2
Anemia Cat flea2
Tapeworm Cat flea2
Rickettsial Infections Cat flea2
Where is it found?
Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control. www.cdc.gov/ticks/geographic_distribution.html
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Black-legged tick1
Brown dog tick1
Cat flea2
Rocky Mountain wood tick1
Lone star tick1
American dog tick1
Western black-legged tick1
Gulf Coast tick1
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This poster is sponsored by a generous educational grant from Merial.©2013 American Animal Hospital Association (aahanet.org). All rights reserved.
References
1. Ticks – Geographic Distribution. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Web site. http://www.cdc.gov/ticks/geographic_distribution.html. Accessed May 15, 2013.
2. Kahn C, ed. Fleas and Flea Allergy Dermatitis. In: The Merck Veterinary Manual. 10th ed. Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck & Co., Inc; 2010. 803-7.
3. Ehrlichia spp. and Anaplasma spp. Companion Animal Parasite Council Web site. http://www.capcvet.org/capc-recommendations/ehrlichia-spp-and-anaplasma-spp1. Accessed May 15, 2013.
4. Vector-Borne Diseases – Babesia. Companion Animal Parasite Council Web site. http://www.capcvet.org/capc-recommendations/canine-babesiosis1/. Accessed May 15, 2013.
5. Kahn C, ed. Tick Paralysis. In: The Merck Veterinary Manual. 10th ed. Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck & Co., Inc; 2010. 1204-7.
6. Dworkin M, Shoemaker P, Anderson D. Tick Paralysis: 33 Human Cases in Washington State, 1946-1996. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 1999;29: 1435-9.
7. Cytauzoonosis. Companion Animal Parasite Council Web site. http://www.capcvet.org/capc-recommendations/cytauzoonosis. Accessed May 15, 2013.
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