Introduction of the exotic tick Amblyomma hebraeum into Florida on a human host

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 800-801

  Burridge, M J ^a   Simmons, L A ^a   Simbi, B H ^a   Mahan, S M ^a   Fournier, P E ^a   Raoult, D ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARASITE; TICK;

AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA HEBRAEUM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DNA DETERMINATION; EHRLICHIA; FEMALE; HEARTWATER DISEASE; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RICKETTSIA AFRICAE; TICK; UNITED STATES;

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA HEBRAEUM; ARACHNIDA; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA RUMINANTIUM; HEXAPODA; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA AFRICAE;

EID: 0036340936     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/0022-3395(2002)088[0800:IOTETA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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