Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae): Status and Changes in Prevalence and Distribution in Wisconsin between 1981 and 1994 Measured by Deer Surveillance

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 933-938

  Riehle, Michael ^a   Paskewitz, Susan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Arachnida; Ixodes scapularis; Lyme disease; Tick; White tailed deer; Wisconsin

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ARACHNIDA; CERVIDAE; IXODES SCAPULARIS; IXODIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DEER; HUMAN; INFESTATION; IXODES; PARASITOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; DEER; HUMANS; IXODES; TICK INFESTATIONS; WISCONSIN;

EID: 0030280631     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/33.6.933     Document Type: Article

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