Pathogen prevalence and blood meal identification in Amblyomma ticks as a means of reservoir host determination for ehrlichial pathogens.
Pierce
K A
KA
Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-borne, and Enteric Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. kpierce@mail.utexa5.edu
Paddock
C D
CD
Sumner
J W
JW
Nicholson
W L
WL
D000818:Animals; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology; D004536:Ehrlichia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D006801:Humans; D026863:Ixodidae / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000502:physiology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D015995:Prevalence; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity