Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi, Ehrlichia chaffeensis, and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) from a Coastal Region of California

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 534-539

  Holden, Kevin ^a,b   Boothby, John T ^a   Anand, Sulekha ^a   Massung, Robert F ^a,c  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Anaplasma phagocytophilum; Borrelia burgdorferi; California; Ehrlichia chaffeensis; Ixodes pacificus

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANAPLASMA; ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; BORRELIA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; DERMACENTOR; DERMACENTOR OCCIDENTALIS; DERMACENTOR VARIABILIS; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; IXODES; IXODES PACIFICUS; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE;

EID: 1642377481     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-40.4.534     Document Type: Article

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