Ecoepidemiology of tularemia in the Southcentral United States

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 586-594

  Eisen, Rebecca J ^a,b   Mead, Paul S ^a,b   Meyer, Andrew M ^a,b   Pfaff, Liza E ^a,b   Bradley, Kristy K ^a,b   Eisen, Lars ^a,b  

^a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ^*  (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOREST; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; HABITAT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TICK; TULAREMIA; UNITED STATES;

IXODIDA;

EID: 45349100516     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2008.78.586     Document Type: Article

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