Transmission of Ehrlichia chaffeensis from lone star ticks (Amblyomma americanum) to white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 376-381

  Varela Stokes, A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amblyomma americanum; Deer; Ehrlichia chaffeensis; Lone star ticks; Tick borne diseases; Transmission

Indexed keywords

AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA AMERICANUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CERVIDAE; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; IXODIDA; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 34548304752     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-43.3.376     Document Type: Article

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