Ticks biting humans in the urban area of Istanbul

Parasitology Research

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 551-553

  Vatansever, Z ^a   Gargili, A ^b   Aysul, N S ^b   Sengoz, G ^c   Estrada Pena A ^d,e  

^a KAFKAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Turkey)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^e Faculty of Veterinary Science   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CLIMATE CHANGE; HUMAN; HYALOMMA AEGYPTIUM; HYALOMMA MARGINATUM; IXODES RICINUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; SUMMER; TICK; TICK BITE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); URBAN AREA; VEGETATION;

ANIMALS; ARGASIDAE; BITES AND STINGS; DERMACENTOR; HUMANS; IXODIDAE; RHIPICEPHALUS; TICKS; TURKEY; URBAN POPULATION;

DERMACENTOR MARGINATUS; HYALOMMA; HYALOMMA AEGYPTIUM; IXODES; IXODES RICINUS; IXODIDA; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS;

EID: 38549155093     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-007-0809-z     Document Type: Article

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