Tick paralysis caused by amblyomma maculatum on the Mexican Pacific Coast

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 945-946

  Espinoza Gomez, Francisco ^a,b   Newton Sanchez, Oscar ^a,b   Flores Cazares, Gabriel ^b   De La Cruz Ruiz, Miriam ^a   Melnikov, Valery ^a   Austria Tejeda, Jabih ^a   Rojas Larios, Fabian ^a  

^a University of   (Mexico)

^b Hospital Regional Universitario   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Amblyomma maculatum; Paralysis; Ticks

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA MACULATUM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATTLE; FLACCID PARALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MEXICO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; TICK BITE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; RURAL POPULATION; TICK PARALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

AMBLYOMMA MACULATUM; ARTHROPODA; BOS; IXODIDA;

EID: 79960120560     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: 15577759     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2010.0154     Document Type: Article

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