Community-based control of the brown dog tick in a region with high rates of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, 2012-2013.

Community-based control of the brown dog tick in a region with high rates of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, 2012-2013.

Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) transmitted by the brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato) has emerged as a significant public health risk on American Indian reservations in eastern Arizona. During 2003-2012, more than 250 RMSF cases and 19 deaths were documented among Arizona'...

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Main Authors: Naomi Drexler, Mark Miller, Justin Gerding, Suzanne Todd, Laura Adams, F Scott Dahlgren, Nelva Bryant, Erica Weis, Kristen Herrick, Jessica Francies, Kenneth Komatsu, Stephen Piontkowski, Jose Velascosoltero, Timothy Shelhamer, Brian Hamilton, Carmen Eribes, Anita Brock, Patsy Sneezy, Cye Goseyun, Harty Bendle, Regina Hovet, Velda Williams, Robert Massung, Jennifer H McQuiston
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4257530?pdf=render

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