Detection of Ehrlichia chaffeensis in adult and nymphal Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae) ticks from Long Island, New York

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1104-1110

  Mixson, Tonya R ^a,b   Ginsberg, Howard S ^c   Campbell, Scott R ^d   Sumner, John W ^a   Paddock, Christopher D ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^d Suffolk County Department of Health Services   (United States)

Author keywords

A. americanum; E. chaffeensis; Long Island; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA AMERICANUM; ARTHROPODA; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; IXODIDAE;

EID: 10044296110     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-41.6.1104     Document Type: Article

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