Taiga tick

Ixodes persulcatus, the taiga tick, is a species of hard-bodied tick. It can be found from Europe through central and northern Asia to China and Japan.

In 2023, the species was also found in Norway.https://flattsenteret.no/#:~:text=F%C3%B8rste%20funn%20av%20taigafl%C3%A5tt%20i,til%20denne%20arten%20i%20Norge. Retrieved 2025-09-04

Transmission (or spreading) of disease (or sickness)
Ixodes persulcatus ticks can transmit 
Lyme disease, 
relapsing fever (Borrelia miyamotoi), 
babesiosis, 
Siberian (TBEV-Sib) and Far Eastern (TBEV-FE) tick-borne encephalitis, 
and probably human granulocytic anaplasmosisEMedicine|article|235839|Ehrlichiosis}}

Taxonomy
Kingdom:	Animalia

Phylum:	Arthropoda

Subphylum:	Chelicerata

Class:	Arachnida

Order:	Ixodida

Family:	Ixodidae

Genus:	Ixodes

Species:	I. persulcatus

Sources

Category:Ticks
Category:Insects