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Also known as the Passerine tick
Hosts
Swallow, tit, warbler, thrush, pigeon, crow, rail, collared dove, turtle dove, badgers (occasionally)
Distribution
South East England, West and North coast England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Poland, Spain,Italy
Ixodes frontalis is generally found in birds nest in coniferous/deciduous woodland, parks and gardens
Pathogenesis
Coxiella burneti
Bahig, Kemerovo, Matruh viruses
Description
Adult female dorsal features
Adult female ventral features
Adult male dorsal features
Adult male ventral features