TABLE 2.

Pathogens Transmitted by Various Tick Species

Tick Species	Pathogens (diseases)
Ixodes scapularis/Ixodes ricinus, deer tick and black legged tick	Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme disease), Borrelia miyamotoi (meningitis), Anaplasma phagocytophilum (anaplasmosis, meningitis), Babesia microti (babesiosis), Powassan virus lineage II (meningitis/encephalitis), tick-borne encephalitis virus
Amblyomma americanum, lone star tick	Ehrlichia chaffeensis (ehrlichiosis, meningitis), Rickettsia species, Francisella tularensis (tularemia)
Dermacentor variabilis, American dog tick	Rickettsia rickettsii (Rocky Mountain spotted fever), Francisella tularensis