The medical and veterinary role of Ornithodoros erraticus complex ticks (Acari: Ixodida) on the Iberian Peninsula

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 238-248

  Boinas, Fernando ^a   Ribeiro, Rita ^a   Madeira, Sara ^a   Palma, Mariana ^b   de Carvalho, Isabel Lopes ^b   Núncio, Sofia ^b   Wilson, Anthony James ^c  

^a FACULDADE DE MEDICINA VETERINÁRIA   (Portugal)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR RICARDO JORGE   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

African swine fever virus; Borrelia; Control; Iberian Peninsula; Mediterranean; Ornithodoros erraticus; Soft tick; Surveillance; tick borne relapsing fever; Vector

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AFRICAN SWINE FEVER VIRUS; ARGASIDAE; BORRELIA; IXODIDA; ORNITHODOROS ERRATICUS;

EID: 85042249408     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: 19487134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3376/i1081-1710-39-238     Document Type: Article

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