Avian Tick Paralysis Caused by Ixodes brunneus in the Southeastern United States

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 133-136

  Luttrell, M P ^a   Creekmore, L H ^a,b   Mertins, J W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL WILDLIFE HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c National Veterinary Services Laboratories   (United States)

Author keywords

Ixodes brunneus; Ixodidae; Passeriformes; Tick paralysis

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AVES; GALLIFORMES; IXODES BRUNNEUS; IXODIDAE; PASSERIFORMES;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD; BIRD DISEASE; FEMALE; IXODES; PARASITOLOGY; SEASON; TICK BITE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; BIRDS; FEMALE; IXODES; SEASONS; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; TICK PARALYSIS;

EID: 0029690265     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-32.1.133     Document Type: Article

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