The biology of the I. ricinus tick;Die biologie der Ixodes ricinus zecke

Therapeutische Umschau

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 707-712

  Gern, Lise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DISEASE CARRIER; FORCEPS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HOST RANGE; IXODES RICINUS; LYME DISEASE; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TICK BORNE ENCEPHALITIS; TICK BORNE ENCEPHALITIS FLAVIVIRUS;

ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; DISEASE VECTORS; HUMANS; IXODES; TICK INFESTATIONS;

EID: 28144441888     PISSN: 00405930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0040-5930.62.11.707     Document Type: Review

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