Expanding range of amblyomma americanum and simultaneous changes in the epidemiology of spotted fever group rickettsiosis in the United States

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 35-42

  Scott Dahlgren, F ^a   Paddock, Christopher D ^a   Springer, Yuri P ^b   Eisen, Rebecca J ^b   Behravesh, Casey Barton ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBLYOMMA AMERICANUM; ARTICLE; FATALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER; UNITED STATES; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISPERSAL; IXODIDAE; PHYSIOLOGY; RICKETTSIACEAE INFECTIONS; TICK-BORNE DISEASES; TIME FACTOR; TRANSMISSION;

ANIMAL DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; HUMANS; IXODIDAE; RICKETTSIACEAE INFECTIONS; TICK-BORNE DISEASES; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84954305941     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0580     Document Type: Article

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