Comparison of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) Populations and Their Habitats in Established and Emerging Lyme Disease Areas in New Jersey

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 64-70

  Schulze, Terry L ^a   Jordan, Robert A ^b,c   Hung, Robert W ^b  

^a Division of Communicable Diseases   (United States)

^b Freehold Area Health Department   (United States)

^c Ducks Unlimited Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Habitats; Ixodes scapularis; Lyme disease; Tick distribution

Indexed keywords

ACARI; IXODES SCAPULARIS; IXODIDAE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; IXODES; LYME DISEASE; POPULATION; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; IXODES; LYME DISEASE; NEW JERSEY; POPULATION;

EID: 0031599952     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/35.1.64     Document Type: Article

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