Epidemiology of colorado tick fever in Montana, Utah, and Wyoming, 1995-2003

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 381-385

  Brackney, Monica M ^a,c   Marfin, Anthony A ^b,d   Staples, J Erin ^b   Stallones, Lorann ^a   Keefe, Thomas ^a   Black, William C ^a   Campbell, Grant L ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

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

^c NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorado tick fever; Coltivirus; Dermacentor andersoni; Epidemiology; Tick borne illness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILL; COLORADO TICK FEVER; COLORADO TICK FEVER VIRUS; COLTIVIRUS; DEMOGRAPHY; DERMACENTOR; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MYALGIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLORADO TICK FEVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONTANA; TIME FACTORS; UTAH; WYOMING; YOUNG ADULT;

COLTIVIRUS; DERMACENTOR ANDERSONI; IXODIDA;

EID: 77952331364     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2009.0065     Document Type: Article

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