Zoonotic pathogens in Ixodes scapularis, Michigan [12]

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1131-1133

  Hamer, Sarah A ^a   Roy, Pamela L ^a   Hickling, Graham J ^b   Walker, Edward D ^a   Foster, Erik S ^c   Barber, Christina C ^a   Tsao, Jean I ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BABESIOSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA EXTRACTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IXODES; LETTER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; TICK BORNE DISEASE; UNITED STATES; ZOONOSIS;

EID: 34447286046     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1307.070046     Document Type: Letter

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