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Red arrows indicate the major steps in the vector life cycle. Infected nymphs feed on either healthy or infected amplifying hosts (e.g., dogs) resulting in the spread and sustainment of infection (green arrows). Blue arrows indicate the transmission of rickettsiae to humans through the nymph or adult tick bite.
