Tags: Arachnid.
Ornithodoros turicata commonly referred to as the relapsing fever tick is a soft tick found in the midwestern and southwestern United States. It is a known vector of Borrelia hermsii a spirochete responsible for tick-borne relapsing fever in humans. Additionally vector competence for the transmission of Leptospira pomona the agent of canine jaundice has been demonstrated in a laboratory setting.