Biological and ecological characteristics of soft ticks (Ixodida: Argasidae) and their impact for predicting tick and associated disease distriblftion

Parasite

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 191-202

  Vial, L ^a  

^a CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

Argasidae; Biology; Ecology; Geographical distribution; Natural niche; Ornithodoros; Predictive modelling; Soft tick

Indexed keywords

ARGASIDAE; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE; ORNITHODOROS;

AFRICA; ANIMAL; ARTHROPOD; ASIA; DISEASE CARRIER; ECOSYSTEM; EGYPT; EUROPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; LIFE CYCLE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; REVIEW; TICK; TICK INFESTATION; VERTEBRATE;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; ARGASIDAE; ARTHROPODS; ASIA; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DISEASE VECTORS; ECOSYSTEM; EGYPT; EUROPE; HUMANS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TICK INFESTATIONS; TICKS; VERTEBRATES;

EID: 73949095510     PISSN: 1252607X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2009163191     Document Type: Article

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