Invasive potential of cattle fever ticks in the southern United States

Giles, J; Townsend Peterson, A.; D. Busch, Joseph; U. Olafson, Pia; A. Scoles, Glen; B. Davey, Ronald; Mathews Pound, J.; M. Kammlah, Diane; H. Lohmeyer, Kimberly; M. Wagner, David

doi:10.1186/1756-3305-7-189

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Invasive potential of cattle fever ticks in the southern United States

Published in Parasites & Vectors • Apr 17, 2014

Authors:

J Giles

A. Townsend Peterson

Joseph D. Busch

Abstract

ABSTRACT' BACKGROUND: For >100 years cattle production in the southern United States has been threatened by cattle fever. It is caused by an invasive parasite-vector complex that includes the protozoan hemoparasites Babesia bovis and B. bigemina, which are transmitted among domestic cattle via Rhipi...

Subject

Tick

Biology

Rhipicephalus

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