Ornithodoros savignyi
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ornithodoros-savignyi-283-17348126
title:
Ornithodoros savignyi
text:
Ornithodoros savignyi, known as sand tampan, African eyed tampan or Kalahari sand tampan, is one of some 37 species in the genus Ornithodoros and is a soft tick with a leathery, mammillated integument, causing paralysis and tampan toxicosis, two unrelated conditions. The sand tampan is an ectoparasite on humans, their livestock and wild animals, including birds and bats. Occurring in semi-desert areas of Africa, Saudi Arabia and other parts of the Persian Gulf, India, Sri Lanka and into Asia, it
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description:
Species of tick
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ornithodoros_savignyi
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date modified:
2023-11-25T05:30:36Z
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13
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