Evaluation of three commercial tick removal tools

Wilderness and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 137-142

  Stewart Jr , Richard L ^a   Burgdorfer, Willy ^b   Needham, Glen R ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Amblvomma americanum; Dermacentor variabilis; Lyme disease; Tick removal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DERMACENTOR; DEVICE; LYME DISEASE; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; TICK BITE;

EID: 0031792726     PISSN: 10806032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1580/1080-6032(1998)009[0137:EOTCTR]2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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