Low temperatures won't wash for tick elimination

Veterinary Record

Volumn 171, Issue 22, 2012, Pages 570-

  Jennett, Amy ^a   Wall, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CLOTHING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; IXODES; LETTER; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; TEMPERATURE; TICK; TICK INFESTATION;

ANIMALS; CLOTHING; HUMANS; IXODES; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; TEMPERATURE; TICK INFESTATIONS; TICKS;

IXODIDA;

EID: 84871441161     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.e8085     Document Type: Letter

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