Transmission of Heartland Virus (Bunyaviridae: Phlebovirus) by Experimentally Infected Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 1226-1233

  Godsey, Marvin S ^a   Savage, Harry M ^a   Burkhalter, Kristen L ^a   Bosco Lauth, Angela M ^a   Delorey, Mark J ^a  

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

Author keywords

Amblyomma americanum; Heartland virus; Phlebovirus; transstadial transmission; vertical transmission

Indexed keywords

EID: 84987654822     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjw080     Document Type: Article

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