Different populations of blacklegged tick nymphs exhibit differences in questing behavior that have implications for human lyme disease risk.

Animal behavior can have profound effects on pathogen transmission and disease incidence. We studied the questing (= host-seeking) behavior of blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) nymphs, which are the primary vectors of Lyme disease in the eastern United States. Lyme disease is common in northern b...
Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Autor*in:

Isis M Arsnoe [verfasserIn]

Graham J Hickling [verfasserIn]

Howard S Ginsberg [verfasserIn]

Richard McElreath [verfasserIn]

Jean I Tsao [verfasserIn]

Format:

E-Artikel

Sprache:

Englisch

Erschienen:

2015

Übergeordnetes Werk:

In: PLoS ONE - Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2007, 10(2015), 5, p e0127450

Übergeordnetes Werk:

volume:10 ; year:2015 ; number:5, p e0127450

Links:

Link aufrufen
Link aufrufen
Link aufrufen
Journal toc

DOI / URN:

10.1371/journal.pone.0127450

Katalog-ID:

DOAJ051477572

Nicht das Richtige dabei?

Schreiben Sie uns!