Help Treat and Control Fleas and Ticks

Why We Fleas and TicksThis poster is sponsored by a generous educational grant from Merial.©2013 American Animal Hospital Association (aahanet.org). All rights reserved.

Condition Critter Who is at risk?

Lyme DiseaseBlack-legged tick1, Western black-legged tick1

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

American dog tick1, brown dog tick1, Rocky Mountain wood tick1

Ehrlichiosis Brown dog tick3, Lone star tick1

AnaplasmosisBlack-legged tick1, Western black-legged tick1

Babesiosis American dog tick4, brown dog tick4

Tularemia American dog tick1, Lone star tick1

Tick Paralysis

American dog tick5, Black-legged tick5, Gulf Coast tick5, Lone star tick5, Rocky Mountain wood tick5, Western black-legged tick6

Cytauxzoonosis American dog tick7, Lone star tick7

Bartonellosis Cat flea2

Flea Allergy Dermatitis

Cat flea2

Miliary Dermatitis Cat flea2

Anemia Cat flea2

Tapeworm Cat flea2

Rickettsial Infections Cat flea2

Where is it found?

Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control. www.cdc.gov/ticks/geographic_distribution.html

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Black-legged tick1

Brown dog tick1

Cat flea2

Rocky Mountain wood tick1

Lone star tick1

American dog tick1

Western black-legged tick1

Gulf Coast tick1

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This poster is sponsored by a generous educational grant from Merial.©2013 American Animal Hospital Association (aahanet.org). All rights reserved.

References

1. Ticks – Geographic Distribution. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Web site. http://www.cdc.gov/ticks/geographic_distribution.html. Accessed May 15, 2013.

2. Kahn C, ed. Fleas and Flea Allergy Dermatitis. In: The Merck Veterinary Manual. 10th ed. Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck & Co., Inc; 2010. 803-7.

3. Ehrlichia spp. and Anaplasma spp. Companion Animal Parasite Council Web site. http://www.capcvet.org/capc-recommendations/ehrlichia-spp-and-anaplasma-spp1. Accessed May 15, 2013.

4. Vector-Borne Diseases – Babesia. Companion Animal Parasite Council Web site. http://www.capcvet.org/capc-recommendations/canine-babesiosis1/. Accessed May 15, 2013.

5. Kahn C, ed. Tick Paralysis. In: The Merck Veterinary Manual. 10th ed. Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck & Co., Inc; 2010. 1204-7.

6. Dworkin M, Shoemaker P, Anderson D. Tick Paralysis: 33 Human Cases in Washington State, 1946-1996. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 1999;29: 1435-9.

7. Cytauzoonosis. Companion Animal Parasite Council Web site. http://www.capcvet.org/capc-recommendations/cytauzoonosis. Accessed May 15, 2013.

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