County-scale distribution of Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae) in the continental United States

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 349-386

  Eisen, Rebecca J ^a   Eisen, Lars ^a   Beard, Charles B ^a  

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

Author keywords

Distribution; Ixodes pacificus; Ixodes scapularis; Lyme disease

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISPERSAL; ARACHNID VECTOR; IXODES; UNITED STATES;

ANIMAL DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; ARACHNID VECTORS; IXODES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84962449859     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: 19382928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjv237     Document Type: Article

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