Abstract
Ticks have parasitic habit of life, feeding obligatory on blood and/or lymph of vertebrates. As a result of hematophagy, these arthropods transmit a wide variety of pathogens. Among the tick-borne rickettsial diseases, we highlight Bovine Anaplasmosis (BA) and Brazilian Spotted Fever (BSF). BA is a severe disease that affects cattle, being caused by Anaplasma marginale and transmitted by …