Biology of Ticks, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1991 - Ecology |
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Page 149
... diseases , these conditions are now considered to be different expressions of the same disease caused by a single organism , T. parva ( Norval et al . , 1992b ) . Etiology The causative organism is the protozoan parasite Theileria parva ...
... diseases , these conditions are now considered to be different expressions of the same disease caused by a single organism , T. parva ( Norval et al . , 1992b ) . Etiology The causative organism is the protozoan parasite Theileria parva ...
Page 255
... diseases caused by rickettsiae , these include Lyme disease , relapsing fever and tularemia . In terms of numbers of cases and the debilitating effects of chronic illness , Lyme disease is now regarded as the most important tick- borne ...
... diseases caused by rickettsiae , these include Lyme disease , relapsing fever and tularemia . In terms of numbers of cases and the debilitating effects of chronic illness , Lyme disease is now regarded as the most important tick- borne ...
Page 256
... disease , transmitted by the winter tick , D. albipictus , is of limited importance and will not be considered further . Tick pyaemia is of limited importance in Britain and it is not certain that ticks ... DISEASES Lyme Disease, History,
... disease , transmitted by the winter tick , D. albipictus , is of limited importance and will not be considered further . Tick pyaemia is of limited importance in Britain and it is not certain that ticks ... DISEASES Lyme Disease, History,
Contents
ECOLOGY OF NONNIDOCOLOUS TICKS | 3 |
ECOLOGY OF NIDICOLOUS TICKS | 66 |
ACQUIRED IMMUNITY TO TICKS | 92 |
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