Portuguese hosts for Ornithodoros erraticus ticks

The hematophagous soft tick Ornithodoros erraticus feeds nocturnally on multiple warm-blooded vertebrate hosts. This tick is often found living buried in the soil of traditional pigpens. O. erraticus is an important infectious disease vector both for humans and animals. In the Iberian Peninsula, thi...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Palma, Mariana (author)
Other Authors: Lopes de Carvalho, Isabel (author), Osório, Hugo (author), Zé-Zé, Líbia (author), Cutler, Sally J. (author), Núncio, Maria Sofia (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Infecções Sistémicas e Zoonoses
Blood Meal Host
Tick(s)
Ornithodoros Erraticus
Borrelia Hispanica Reservoir
Portugal
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/1733
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.insa.pt:10400.18/1733

Internet

http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/1733

Similar Items