Ixodes cookei is a species of tick. It is normally a parasite of carnivorans, such as raccoons, foxes, and weasels, but has also been recorded on the groundhog (Marmota monax) and the marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris).Levine et al., 1991, p. 668; Reeves et al., 2002, p. 50 In the northeastern United States, it is a vector of Powassan virus.Reeves et al., 2002, p. 50
See also List of parasites of the marsh rice rat
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