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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D000082762
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Preferred Name

Amblyomma

Definitions
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.
Synonyms
Lone-Star Tick
Lone-Star Ticks
Tick, Lone-Star
Amblyomma variegatum
Ornate Kangaroo Tick
Tick, Gulf Coast
Tropical Bont Ticks
Lone Star Tick
Ornate Kangaroo Ticks
Amblyomma triguttatum
Tick, Tropical Bont
Lone Star Ticks
Tropical Bont Tick
Amblyomma maculatum
Amblyomma americanum
Gulf Coast Tick
Tick, Lone Star
Tick, Ornate Kangaroo
Aponomma
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