western black-legged tick
- n a tick that feeds on dusky-footed wood rat and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in western United States especially northern California
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- Lyme Disease: The Tick-Ing Time Bomb
The Western black-legged tick is responsible for local cases of Lyme disease. If you are bitten by a tick that looks like this, do not wait to detect a “bulls-eye rash” because many people don’t ever manifest a rash.
July 13, 2013 - Hood River News