Ticks parasitizing humans in a lyme disease endemic area of Southern New York State

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 128, Issue 5, 1988, Pages 1146-1152

  Falco, Richard C ^a,b   Fish, Durland ^b,c  

^a Westchester County Department of Health ^*  (United States)

^b FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Lyme disease; Tick infestations

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; HUMAN; LYME DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASON; SHORT SURVEY; TICK; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMAL; ANTIBIOTICS; BITES AND STINGS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LYME DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; NEW YORK; SEASONS; TICK INFESTATIONS; TICKS;

EID: 0023812526     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a115057     Document Type: Article

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