Passive Surveillance of Ixodes scapularis (Say), Their Biting Activity, and Associated Pathogens in Massachusetts

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 520-527

  Xu, Guang ^a   Mather, Thomas N ^b   Hollingsworth, Craig S ^a   Rich, Stephen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaplasma phagocytophilum; Babesia microti; Borrelia burgdorferi; Ixodes scapularis; Lyme disease; Massachusetts; Surveillance; Tick bite; Ticks

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ARTICLE; BABESIA MICROTI; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IXODES SCAPULARIS; LYME DISEASE; MASSACHUSETTS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TICK BITE; WATERSHED; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISPERSAL; IXODES; MICROBIOLOGY; NYMPH; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TICK BITES; TIME FACTOR;

ANIMAL DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; IXODES; MASSACHUSETTS; NYMPH; SEASONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TICK BITES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84979519866     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: 15577759     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2015.1912     Document Type: Article

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