Comparison of dragging and sweeping methods for collecting ticks and determining their seasonal distributions for various habitats, gyeonggi province, Republic of Korea

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 611-618

  Chong, Sung Tae ^a   Kim, Heung Chul ^a   Lee, In Yong ^b   Kollars, Thomas M ^c   Sancho, Alfredo R ^d   Sames, William J ^e   Klein, Terry A ^f  

^a 65th Medical Brigade   (United States)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Medical Section   (United States)

^d U S PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE   (United States)

^e Bldg 172   (United States)

^f US Army MEDDAC Korea   (United States)

Author keywords

dragging; habitats; seasonal prevalence; sweeping; tick

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROPHYTA; HAEMAPHYSALIS FLAVA; HAEMAPHYSALIS LONGICORNIS; IXODES NIPPONENSIS; IXODIDA;

EID: 84878342744     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/ME12032     Document Type: Article

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