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Figure 28-1

Blacklegged or Ixodes nymphal ticks transmit Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme disease) and other infections. Lone star ticks or Amblyomma americanum is the vector for anaplasmosis, tularemia, and Southern tick-associated rash illness. Dog or wood ticks, Dermacentor variabilis, transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia.