Ixodid and Argasid Tick Species and West Nile Virus

Control of West Nile virus (WNV) can only be effective if the vectors and reservoirs of the virus are identified and controlled. Although mosquitoes are the primary vectors, WNV has repeatedly been isolated from ticks. Therefore tick-borne transmission studies were performed with an ixodid (Ixodes r...

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Main Authors: Charles Henderson Lawrie, Nathalie Yumari Uzcátegui, Ernest Andrew Gould, Patricia Anne Nuttall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/4/03-0517_article