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Human babesiosis on Nantucket Island, USA: Description of the vector, Ixodes dammini, N. Sp. (Acarina: Ixodidae)

Publication Details

J. med. Entomol., 15, 218-234. 1979 CE.

Order of authorship in the original paper was Spielman, Clifford, Piesman. The authors identified and described the insect vector of Babesiosis. This was a new species; the same species causes Lyme disease.

(Thanks to Juan Weiss for this reference and its interpretation.)

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Entry Number#10888
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External URLhuman-babesiosis-on-natucket-island-usa-description-of-the-vector-ixodes-dammini-n-sp-acarina-ixodidae