Relative importance of Ixodes ricinus and Ixodes trianguliceps as vectors for Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Babesia microti in field vole (Microtus agrestis) populations

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 7118-7125

  Bown, K J ^a   Lambin, X ^b   Telford, G R ^b   Ogden, N H ^c   Telfer, S ^a   Woldehiwet, Z ^a   Birtles, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; MAMMALS; VECTORS;

IN FIELDS; MICROTUS; PATHOGEN INFECTIONS; RELATIVE IMPORTANCES; SMALL MAMMALS; UNITED KINGDOMS;

PATHOGENS;

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIUM; COEXISTENCE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISEASE VECTOR; PROTOZOAN; RODENT; TICK;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ARTICLE; BABESIA MICROTI; DISEASE CARRIER; HOST; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IXODES; IXODES RICINUS; IXODES TRIANGULICEPS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITE VECTOR; PREVALENCE; VOLE;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; BABESIA MICROTI; BABESIOSIS; DEER; DISEASE VECTORS; EHRLICHIOSIS; GREAT BRITAIN; IXODES;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; BABESIA MICROTI; CERVIDAE; IXODES; IXODES RICINUS; IXODES TRIANGULICEPS; IXODIDA; MAMMALIA; MICROTUS AGRESTIS;

EID: 57149090721     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00625-08     Document Type: Article

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