Life stage-related differences in density of questing ticks and infection with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato within a single cohort of Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 768-773

  Eisen, Rebecca J ^a   Mun, Jeomhee ^a   Eisen, Lars ^a   Lane, Robert S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Borrelia burgdorferi; California; Ixodes pacificus; Lyme disease; Ticks

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANIMALIA; ARBUTUS MENZIESII; BORRELIA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI GROUP; IXODES; IXODES PACIFICUS; IXODIDAE; QUERCUS;

EID: 3342985889     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.768     Document Type: Article

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