Birds and their ticks in northwestern California: Minimal contribution to Borrelia burgdorferi enzootiology

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 755-761

  Slowik, T J ^a   Lane, R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; LYME DISEASE; TICK;

ARTICLE; BIRD; BIRD DISEASE; BLOOD CULTURE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; GIEMSA STAIN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INFESTATION; IXODES; NONHUMAN; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITISM; SPIROCHETE; TICK; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

ACARI; AMPHISPIZA BELLI; BAELOPHUS INORNATUS; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; HAEMAPHYSALIS LEPORISPALUSTRIS; IXODES PACIFICUS; IXODIDAE; SCELOPORUS OCCIDENTALIS; TURDUS MIGRATORIUS;

EID: 0034845161     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/0022-3395(2001)087[0755:battin]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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