Distribution and Habitat of Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae) and Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi in Utah

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1361-1367

  Davis, Ryan S ^a   Ramirez, Ricardo A ^a   Anderson, J Laine ^a   Bernhardt, Scott A ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Borrelia burgdorferi; Lyme disease; tick distribution; Utah; Western black legged tick

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; ECOSYSTEM; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; IXODES; MICROBIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; ECOSYSTEM; IXODES; POPULATION DENSITY; UTAH;

EID: 84947745843     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: 19382928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjv124     Document Type: Article

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