Seasonal dynamics of Anaplasma phagocytophila in a rodent-tick (Ixodes trianguliceps) system, United Kingdom

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 63-70

  Bown, Kevin J ^a   Begon, Michael ^a   Bennett, Malcolm ^a   Woldehiwet, Zerai ^a   Ogden, Nicholas H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASMA; ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE; INFESTATION; IXODES; IXODES TRIANGULICEPS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RODENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNITED KINGDOM; WINTER;

EID: 0037237555     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0901.020169     Document Type: Article

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