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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Tick Removal. | Oct 09, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Harvard Health Publishing - Tick Bites. | Jul 18, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Minnesota Department of Health - Ticks. | Jun 03, 2026 | ||
| Reformatted the list of ticks and tick-borne diseases to be a table. | Apr 09, 2026 | ||
| Added a cross-reference to severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome. | Feb 06, 2026 | ||
| Article thoroughly revised and updated. | Aug 29, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Missouri Department of Conservation - Ticks. | Aug 29, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Pennsylvania State University - CiteSeerX - The affinities of mites and ticks: a review (PDF). | Apr 16, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: MSD Veterinary Manual - Ticks. | Feb 27, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Hollins Digital Commons - Understanding Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases through Surveillance and Modeling. | Jan 17, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Maine Cooperative Extension - Tick Biology and Ecology. | Dec 07, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Harvard Health Publishing - Tick Bites. | Aug 02, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Missouri Extension - Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. | Apr 08, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: WebMD - What are Ticks and what diseases do they spread? | Feb 27, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Ticks. | Oct 20, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: AZ Animals - Tick. | May 19, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Minnesota Extension - Tick. | Apr 07, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Tick Bites. | Feb 09, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Tick Bites. | Feb 09, 2023 | ||
| Link added. | Jan 04, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Tick Removal. | Dec 09, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Purdue University - Medical Entomology - Ticks. | Sep 09, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: PetMD - 10 Facts about Ticks. | May 01, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Oakland County - Ticks. | May 01, 2022 | ||
| New media added. | Jun 01, 2020 | ||
| Added mention of Powassan virus disease. | Jun 13, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Nemours Foundation - for Kids - Hey! A Tick Bit Me! | Feb 28, 2019 | ||
| Media added. | May 23, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Easy Science for Kids - Ticks Facts for Kids. | Sep 04, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: MedicineNet - Tick Bite. | Sep 04, 2016 | ||
| Added an image showing the underside of a tick's hypostome (holdfast organ). | Sep 02, 2016 | ||
| Added image of a deer tick. | Feb 03, 2012 | ||
| Added art depicting the life cycle of the tick Ixodes dammini. | Jun 29, 2011 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Healthguide - Tick's Bite. | Sep 29, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Animals - How Ticks Work. | May 19, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Mar 22, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: BugGuide - Suborder Ixodides: Ticks. | Jun 02, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: BugGuide - Suborder Ixodides: Ticks. | Jun 02, 2006 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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