Molecular epidemiology of rickettsial diseases in North America

Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases

Volumn 3, Issue 5-6, 2012, Pages 332-337

  Eremeeva, Marina E ^a  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermacentor occidentalis; Molecular epidemiology; Rhipicephalus sanguineus; Rickettsioses; Tick borne rickettsiae

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA AKARI; RICKETTSIA AUSTRALIS; RICKETTSIA CONORII CONORII; RICKETTSIA CONORII ISRAELENSIS; RICKETTSIA PROWAZEKII; RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII; RICKETTSIA SIBIRICA; RICKETTSIA TYPHI; RICKETTSIOSIS; ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NORTH AMERICA; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA INFECTIONS;

DERMACENTOR OCCIDENTALIS; IXODIDA; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; RICKETTSIACEAE;

EID: 84870443187     PISSN: 1877959X     EISSN: 18779603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2012.10.022     Document Type: Article

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