Kingdom Animalia Class Arachnida Superorder Parasitiformes Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Subclass Acari Order Ixodida | |
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Similar Hyalomma, Dermacentor marginatus, Haemaphysalis, Rhipicephalus, Ixodidae | ||
Hyalomma marginatum is a hard-bodied tick found on birds including the pale crag martin. This tick has been implicated in the transmission of Bahig virus, a pathogenic arbovirus previously thought to be transmitted only by mosquitoes.
The Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever virus has also been detected in ticks of this type removed from migratory birds in Morocco.
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