Article
Northward Expansion of <i>Amblyomma americanum</i> (Acari: Ixodidae) into Southern Michigan
2022-01-02
Abstract excerpt
Amblyomma americanum (Linnaeus) (Acari: Ixodidae) (lone star tick) is an aggressive, generalist parasite that vectors numerous important human and animal pathogens. In recent decades its geographic range has expanded northwards from endemic regions in the southeastern and southcentral US. In 2019 five questing A. americanum comprising two life stages were detected at one site in Berrien County, in southwestern Mi...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 780b9574-8c16-5851-b743-ee1fbbede67d
- DOI
- 10.1101/2021.12.31.474651
