Spatial distribution of Dermacentor reticulatus tick in Slovakia in the beginning of the 21st century

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 165, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 357-360

  Bullová, Eva ^a   Lukáň, Martin ^b   Stanko, Michal ^c   Peťko, Branislav ^a  

^a PARASITOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Slovakia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILINA   (Slovakia)

^c INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Babesiosis; Dermacentor reticulatus; Geographical distribution; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMACENTOR; DERMACENTOR RETICULATUS; DISEASE CARRIER; DOG; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOST RANGE; NONHUMAN; RIVER; SLOVAKIA;

ANIMALS; ARACHNID VECTORS; DEMOGRAPHY; DERMACENTOR; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; SLOVAKIA;

BABESIA; BOS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; DERMACENTOR RETICULATUS; IXODIDA;

EID: 70349769173     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.07.023     Document Type: Article

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