Frequent isolation of Francisella tularensis from Dermacentor reticulatus ticks in an enzootic focus of tularaemia

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 241-246

  Hubalek Z ^a,e   Treml, F ^b   Halouzka, J ^a   Juricova Z ^a   Hunady M ^c   Janik V ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

^c Plc Ltd   (Czech Republic)

^d Statni veterinarni ustav Praha   (Czech Republic)

^e INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Czech Republic; Dermacentor reticulatus; Francisella tularaemia; Ixodes ricinas

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; DERMACENTOR RETICULATUS; FABRICIUS; FRANCISELLA; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; HAEMAPHYSALIS; HAEMAPHYSALIS CONCINNA; IXODES; IXODES RICINUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0030184157     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1996.tb00737.x     Document Type: Article

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