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Ornithodoros
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Definition
: A genus of softbacked TICKS, in the family ARGASIDAE, serving as the vector of BORRELIA, causing RELAPSING FEVER, and of the AFRICAN SWINE FEVER VIRUS.
infestation: coord IM with TICK INFESTATIONS (IM)
Other names
Tick, Relapsing Fever; Relapsing Fever Tick; Ornithodoro; Fever Ticks, Relapsing; Fever Tick, Relapsing; Ticks, Relapsing Fever; Relapsing Fever Ticks