An acarologic survey and Amblyomma americanum distribution map with implications for tularemia risk in Missouri

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 411-419

  Brown, Heidi E ^a   Yates, Karen F ^b   Dietrich, Gabrielle ^c   MacMillan, Katherine ^c   Graham, Christine B ^c   Reese, Sara M ^d   Helterbrand, Wm Steve ^e   Nicholson, William L ^f   Blount, Keith ^g   Mead, Paul S ^c   Patrick, Sarah L ^b   Eisen, Rebecca J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES   (United States)

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

^d Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment ^*  (United States)

^e U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^f CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^g UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA MACULATUM; ARTICLE; DERMACENTOR VARIABILIS; EXPOSURE; FOREST; GRASSLAND; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; IXODES; IXODES BRUNNEUS; NONHUMAN; RISK FACTOR; TICK BITE; TULAREMIA; UNITED STATES; ANIMAL; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; TICK;

AMBLYOMMA AMERICANUM; AMBLYOMMA MACULATUM; DERMACENTOR VARIABILIS; IXODES BRUNNEUS; IXODIDA;

ANIMALS; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; HUMANS; MISSOURI; RISK FACTORS; TICKS; TULAREMIA;

EID: 79955667330     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0593     Document Type: Article

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