Biology of Ticks, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1991 - Ecology |
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... Relapsing fever is caused by other species of Borrelia which ( in humans ) induce a systemic infection with fever and general malaise . However , they lack the neurotropic response characteristic of B. burgdorferi . Except for B ...
... Relapsing fever is caused by other species of Borrelia which ( in humans ) induce a systemic infection with fever and general malaise . However , they lack the neurotropic response characteristic of B. burgdorferi . Except for B ...
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... relapsing fever , caused by Borrelia recurrentis and transmitted by the human body louse ( Pediculus humanus corporis ) has affected many millions of people with high mortality in the past ( Butler , 1991 ) . It is usually more severe ...
... relapsing fever , caused by Borrelia recurrentis and transmitted by the human body louse ( Pediculus humanus corporis ) has affected many millions of people with high mortality in the past ( Butler , 1991 ) . It is usually more severe ...
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... relapsing fever , commonly infests burrows and nests of rodents , even terrapins and snakes ; it also infests homes , slaughter houses , and pigsties , habitations where it is likely to attack man . Another argasid vector is O. hermsi ...
... relapsing fever , commonly infests burrows and nests of rodents , even terrapins and snakes ; it also infests homes , slaughter houses , and pigsties , habitations where it is likely to attack man . Another argasid vector is O. hermsi ...
Contents
ECOLOGY OF NONNIDOCOLOUS TICKS | 3 |
ECOLOGY OF NIDICOLOUS TICKS | 66 |
ACQUIRED IMMUNITY TO TICKS | 92 |
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