Vectors of tick-borne diseases and epidemiological situation in Latvia in 1993-2002

International Journal of Medical Microbiology, Supplement

Volumn 293, Issue 37, 2004, Pages 36-47

  Bormane, Antra ^a,c   Lucenko, Irina ^a   Duks, Arnis ^a   Mavtchoutko, Violeta ^a   Ranka, Renate ^b   Salmina, Kristine ^b   Baumanis, Viesturs ^b  

^a Public Health Agency   (Latvia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA   (Latvia)

^c NONE   (Latvia)

Author keywords

Ehrlichiosis; Ixodes persulcatus; Ixodes ricinus; Latvia; Lyme borreliosis (LB); Tick borne diseases (TBD); Tick borne encephalitis (TBE)

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; BORRELIA AFZELII; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BORRELIA GARINII; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE CARRIER; EHRLICHIOSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IXODES PERSULCATUS; IXODES RICINUS; LATVIA; LYME DISEASE; MORBIDITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEASONAL VARIATION; TICK BORNE DISEASE; TICK BORNE ENCEPHALITIS;

EID: 3242661074     PISSN: 14331128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1433-1128(04)80007-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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