Ectoparasite diversity and exposure to vector-borne disease agents in wild rodents in central coastal California

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 328-335

  Nieto, Nathan C ^a   Dabritz, Haydee ^a   Foley, Patrick ^b   Drazenovich, Niki ^a   Calder, Lee ^a,b   Adjemian, Jennifer ^a   Conrad, Patricia A ^a   Foley, Janet E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaplasma phagocytophilum; Fleas; Ixodes spp. Ticks; Yersinia pestis

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; DERMACENTOR; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; IXODES; IXODES ANGUSTUS; IXODES PACIFICUS; IXODES SPINIPALPIS; IXODIDA; MALARAEUS TELCHINUS; MICROTUS CALIFORNICUS; MUS MUSCULUS; NEOTOMA; NEOTOMA FUSCIPES; RATTUS; RATTUS RATTUS; REITHRODONTOMYS MEGALOTIS; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); SPERMOPHILUS BEECHEYI; YERSINIA; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 34247526014     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/44.2.328     Document Type: Article

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