Tags: Arachnid.

Argas persicus fowl tick or poultry tick is a small soft-bodied tick that is found primarily on chickens and other domestic fowl. It was first recorded by Lorenz Oken in 1818 in Meyaneh Persia and named Rhynochoprion persicum.A. persicus has a worldwide distribution in warm climates and is a carrier of avian spirochetosis in chickens.In addition to chickens and other domestic fowl A. persicus also feeds on humans although an immunity has been acquired by some individuals.

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