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(2008) reported that both transstadial and transovarial transmission
occurs. Reservoir hosts include dogs
and ticks. Crushing an infected tick
near an abrasion or the eyes can also transmit the Rickettsia. = = = = = = = = = = = =
= = = = = = = = Key References: <medvet.ref.htm> <Hexapoda> Camicas, J. L., J. . Hervy, F. Adam & P. C.
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