The case of the giant hyalomma tick

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The case of the giant hyalomma tick

The case of the giant hyalomma tick

Significantly larger than its congeners, the Hyalomma marginatum can carry the pathogenic virus of hemorrhagic fever. Photo INRAE
Significantly larger than its congeners, the Hyalomma marginatum can carry the pathogenic virus of hemorrhagic fever. Photo INRAE

It's called "giant" by semantic exaggeration. It is true, however, that at 8 mm in diameter on average, the hyalomma tick greatly exceeds in size that of its smaller, more common counterparts: 2 to 4 times larger. But, this is not the worst of its defects. The first, major one, is that among other pathogens, it...

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