Evidence of a spotted fever-like rickettsia and a potential new vector from Northeastern Australia

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 918-921

  Lane, Amanda M ^a   Shaw, Matthew D ^a   McGraw, Elizabeth A ^a   O'Neill, Scott L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Flinders Island spotted fever; Hemaphysalis novaeguineae; Rickettsia honei; Thai tick typhus

Indexed keywords

ACARI; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA HONEI;

EID: 25444458842     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/42.5.918     Document Type: Article

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