|Articles|March 1, 2010
ClinQuiz: Tick particulars, answer 3A
ClinQuiz: Tick particulars, answer 3A
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3) A–Correct!
The ticks can be identified as Ixodes species by the anal groove arching anterior to the anus and as nymphs by the eight legs and the absence of a genital pore. Ixodes scapularis nymphs are commonly found on cats in the northeastern United States.10
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