Ehrlichia chaffeensis (Rickettsiales: Ehrlichieae) infection in Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae) at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 349-356

  Stromdahl, E Y ^a   Randolph, M P ^b,c   O'Brien, J J ^a,b   Gutierrez, A G ^a,b  

^a U S ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE   (United States)

^b US Army Ctr Hlth Prom Prev M   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Amblyomma americanum; Ehrlichia chaffeensis; Human monocytic ehrlichiosis; Maryland; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012702981     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/37.3.349     Document Type: Article

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