Also known as the Brown dog tick, kennel tick
Hosts
Most mammals: particularly dogs, humans, occasionally cattle)
Distribution
Worldwide
Rhipicephalus sanguineus is generally found in sheltered areas where climactic conditions remain relatively constant. Large concentrations of populations are found mainly in warm and moist environments.
Pathogenesis
Dog: Babesia canis, Babesia gibsoni, Ehrlichia canis
Human: Rickettsia rickettsi, Rickettsia sibirica, Rickettsia conori, Francisella tularensis
Other diseases that have been associated with R. sanguineus include:
Rickettsia rhipicephali
Haemobartonella canis
Hepatozoon canis
Dipetalonema dracunculoides
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; shape of a fed male’s body compared to an unfed male. Note: colour difference due to storage. (Click on pictures for a close up)
Adult male close up of gnathosoma. (Click on pictures for a close up)
Adult male ventral features
Adult male ventral view; shape of a fed male’s body compared to an unfed male. Note: colour difference due to storage (Click on pictures for a close up)
Adult male close up of coxae/ventral gnathosoma. (Click on pictures for a close up)