Genus Cosmiomma contains a single species, C hippopotamensis, which is found in Zambezian grasslands of southwestern and eastern Africa. It feeds primarily on hippopotami, white and black rhinoceroses, and less frequently on antelopes.

Bothriocroton spp

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Dermacentor spp

Important Ixodid Ticks

Overview of Spontaneous Cardiomyopathy of Turkeys

Overview of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy

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