Survey for zoonotic rickettsial pathogens in northern flying squirrels, Glaucomys sabrinus, in California

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 684-699

  Foley, Janet E ^a   Nieto, Nathan C ^a   Clueit, S Bernadette ^b   Foley, Patrick ^c   Nicholson, William N ^d   Brown, Richard N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaplasma phagocytophilum; Epidemic typhus; Granulocytic anaplasmosis; Rickettsia prowazekii; Rodents; Sylvatic typhus; Vectorborne disease

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASMA; ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; CERATOPHYLLUS; DERMACENTOR; GLAUCOMYS SABRINUS; GLAUCOMYS VOLANS; IXODES; IXODES PACIFICUS; IXODIDA; NEOTOMA; NEOTOMA FUSCIPES; PTEROMYINI; RICKETTSIA PROWAZEKII; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 36448949060     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-43.4.684     Document Type: Article

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