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Descriptor English: Amblyomma
Descriptor Spanish: Amblyomma
Descriptor Amblyomma
Entry term(s) Amblyomma americanum
Amblyomma maculatum
Amblyomma triguttatum
Amblyomma variegatum
Aponomma
garrapata Lone Star
garrapata de la costa del Golfo
garrapata del canguro
garrapata ornamentada del canguro
garrapata tropical del ganado
Scope note: Género de GARRAPATAS duras de la familia IXODIDAE. Incluye la garrapata estrella solitaria, Amblyomma americanum, y la garrapata de la costa del Golfo, Amblyomma maculatum, en América. Amblyomma americanum es el principal vector de EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS y EHRLICHIA EWINGII, que causan la EHRLICHIOSIS. Otras enfermedades asociadas a Amblyomma son la TULAREMIA y la RICKETTSIOSIS.
Descriptor Portuguese: Amblyomma
Descriptor French: Amblyomma
Entry term(s): Amblyomma americanum
Amblyomma maculatum
Amblyomma triguttatum
Amblyomma variegatum
Aponomma
Gulf Coast Tick
Lone Star Tick
Lone Star Ticks
Lone-Star Tick
Lone-Star Ticks
Ornate Kangaroo Tick
Ornate Kangaroo Ticks
Tick, Gulf Coast
Tick, Lone Star
Tick, Lone-Star
Tick, Ornate Kangaroo
Tick, Tropical Bont
Tropical Bont Tick
Tropical Bont Ticks
Tree number(s): B01.050.500.131.166.132.832.400.100
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000082762
Scope note: 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.
Allowable Qualifiers: AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Ixodidae (1964-2020)
Public MeSH Note: 2021
History Note: 2021
DeCS ID: 59352
Unique ID: D000082762
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Date Established: 2021/01/01
Date of Entry: 2020/07/07
Revision Date: 2020/02/28
Amblyomma - Preferred
Concept UI M000677400
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Amblyomma
Amblyomma variegatum - Narrower
Concept UI M000677405
Scope note 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.
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Amblyomma variegatum
Entry term(s) Tick, Tropical Bont
Tropical Bont Tick
Tropical Bont Ticks
Amblyomma maculatum - Narrower
Concept UI M000677403
Scope note 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.
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Amblyomma maculatum
Entry term(s) Gulf Coast Tick
Tick, Gulf Coast
Amblyomma triguttatum - Narrower
Concept UI M000677404
Scope note 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.
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Amblyomma triguttatum
Entry term(s) Ornate Kangaroo Tick
Ornate Kangaroo Ticks
Tick, Ornate Kangaroo
Aponomma - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M000677402
Scope note 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.
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Aponomma
Amblyomma americanum - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M000677401
Scope note 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.
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Amblyomma americanum
Entry term(s) Lone Star Tick
Lone Star Ticks
Lone-Star Tick
Lone-Star Ticks
Tick, Lone Star
Tick, Lone-Star



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