Also known as the Brown ear tick
Hosts
All mammals: cattle, sheep, horse, dog, human
Distribution
Mediterranean regions, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Romania
Rhipicephalus bursa is generally found in areas ranging in latitude from low to medium. They can also range in environment from mountainous slopes to semi- desert, but are generally found in grassy areas.
Pathogenesis
Cattle: Babesia bigemina, Babesia bovis, Anaplasma marginale
Horse: Babesia caballi, Babesia equi
Sheep: Babesia motasi, Babesia ovis, Theileria separata, Anaplasma ovis, Ehrlichia ovina
Other pathogens and diseases that have been associated with R. bursa include:
Tick paralysis
Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus
Description
Adult female dorsal features
Adult female dorsal view and adult female close up of gnathosoma. (Click on pictures for a close up)
Adult female ventral features
Adult female ventral view and adult female close up of coxae/ventral gnathosoma. (Click on pictures for a close up)
Adult male dorsal features
Adult male dorsal view and adult male close up of gnathosoma. (Click on pictures for a close up)
Adult male ventral features
Adult male ventral view and adult male close up of coxae/ventral gnathosoma. (Click on pictures for a close up)