Prevalence of Ehrlichia chaffeensis, spotted fever group rickettsia, and Borrelia spp. infections in ticks and rodents at Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 81-84

  Solberg, V B ^a   Olson, J G ^b   Boobar, L R ^c   Burge, J R ^a   Lawyer, P G ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amblyomma americanun; Borrelia; Dermacentor variabilis; Ehrlichia; Ixodes scapularis; Sigmodon hispidus; Spotted fever group rickettsia

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003179038     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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