Effect of host populations on the intensity of ticks and the prevalence of tick-borne pathogens: How to interpret the results of deer exclosure experiments

Parasitology

Volumn 135, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 1531-1544

  Pugliese, A ^a   Rosa R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^b RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Deer exclosure; Dilution effect; Infection hot spots; Mathematical model; Tick borne pathogens; Tick host interactions

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA ANALYSIS; DEER; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INFECTION RISK; ITALY; IXODES RICINUS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; NYMPH; POPULATION DENSITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; TICK; TICK BORNE ENCEPHALITIS;

ANIMALS; DEER; IXODES; LARVA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NYMPH; PREVALENCE; TICK CONTROL; TICK INFESTATIONS; TICK-BORNE DISEASES;

CERVIDAE; IXODES RICINUS; IXODIDA; RODENTIA;

EID: 56249123626     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S003118200800036X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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