Prevalence of Tick-Borne Pathogens in Host-Seeking Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae) and Odocoileus virginianus (Artiodactyla: Cervidae) in Florida

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 949-956

  Sayler, Katherine A ^a   Loftis, Amanda D ^b   Beatty, Sarah K ^a   Boyce, Carisa L ^a   Garrison, Elina ^c   Clemons, Bambi ^c   Cunningham, Mark ^c   Alleman, Arthur R ^a   Barbet, Anthony F ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amblyomma americanum; Ehrlichia; Florida; lone star tick; white tailed deer

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARACHNID VECTOR; BORRELIA; BORRELIA INFECTIONS; DEER; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIOSIS; FLORIDA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; IXODIDAE; LYME DISEASE; MICROBIOLOGY; NYMPH; PREVALENCE; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; ARACHNID VECTORS; BORRELIA; BORRELIA INFECTIONS; DEER; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIOSIS; FLORIDA; IXODIDAE; LYME DISEASE; NYMPH; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84992159179     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjw054     Document Type: Article

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