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Example of ‘soft tick’ is

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Ornithodoros moubata Correct Cheyletiella yasguri Demodicidae bovis Pedicus humanis

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Soft ticks belong to family Argasidae with leathery unsclerotized cuticle lacking scutum. Ornithodoros moubata, the African eyeless tampan, transmits relapsing fever Borrelia duttoni and African swine fever virus, exhibiting rapid nocturnal feeding and multiple nymphal stages distinct from hard ticks.

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