Arthropod-Borne Tularemia in Japan: Clinical Analysis of 1,374 Cases Observed between 1924 and 1996

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 471-473

  Ohara, Yoshiro ^a   Sato, Tadashi ^a,b   Homma, Morio ^a,c  

^a KANAZAWA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Laboratory of Ohara General Hospital   (Japan)

^c KOBE WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arthropod borne; Japan; Tick; Tularemia

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ARTHROPODA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; INSECTA; LEPUS;

AGE; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; MICROBIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TULAREMIA;

AGE FACTORS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; SEX FACTORS; TULAREMIA;

EID: 0032112317     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/35.4.471     Document Type: Article

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