E. canis = Ehrlichia canis; A. platys = Anaplasma platys; B. rossi = Babesia rossi; B. vogeli = Babesia vogeli; H. canis = Hepatozoon canis; E. chaffeensis = Ehrlichia chaffeensis; C. N mikurensis = C
The Ixodidae family comprises ticks that are hematophagous ectoparasites and are considered vectors of several hemoparasites from the Anaplasmataceae family and the genus Hepatozoon, Babesia, and Rick