Known and potential ticks and tick-borne pathogens of Micronesia Author Velde, Nancy Vander Velde And Brian Vander Author O., P. nancyv @ ntamar. net nancyv@ntamar.net text Micronesica 2013 2013 1 1 26 journal article 299044 10.5281/zenodo.12117350 88b107e9-e7b3-44a7-b88f-d50d1f124259 0026-279X 12117350 Haemaphysalis longicornis Neumann, 1901 The scrub tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis , a livestock pest, has been found, on dogs in Kiribati ( Saville 1999 ), and provisionally in Palau on cattle ( Saville 1996 ). The latter record would seem certain as bovine theileriasis from Theilera orientalis (= buffeli ) was also reported for Palau ( Saville 1996 ). Although bovine theileriasis is not considered highly pathogenetic, this disease is only transmitted through infected ticks, and in the case of Palau , the likely vector being the scrub tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis . Elsewhere the scrub tick has been reported on a wide variety of mammals and some birds. It has implicated in various diseases in some areas, but even without any pathogen, a heavy infestation of this tick has been known to cause the death of its livestock host ( Cane 2010 ).