Methodology for sampling questing nymphs of Ixodes ricinus (Acari: Ixodidae), the principal vector of lyme disease in Europe

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 335-339

  Vassallo, Marie ^a   Pichon, Bruno ^a   Cabaret, Jacques ^a,b   Figureau, Claude ^a,c   Pérez Eid, Claudine ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c Jardin Bot de la Ville de Nantes ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Ixodes ricinus; Methodology; Sampling; Tick

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009745716     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/37.3.335     Document Type: Article

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