The brown dog ticks are not carriers of Lyme disease but can transmit ehrlichiosis, and Rocky Mountain spotted fever to dogs.

Ehrlichiosis: This bacterial infection is spread by the lone star and blacklegged ticks ... preventive on your dog once a month and vaccinate your dog against Lyme disease if you live in a ...

Tick-borne diseases include Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, ehrlichiosis ... the Dermacentor species (wood and dog ticks) is the primary culprit in the United States and the Ixodes ...

Much of the Western Upper Peninsula (U.P.) of Michigan has been identified by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services as a confirmed area with blacklegged ticks present with Lyme bacteria ...