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Risk of encountering questing ticks (Ixodidae) and the prevalence of tickborne pathogens in Oklahoma state parks
(Society of Southwestern Entomologists, 2018-06)
State parks, used by many for various kinds of recreation, are also places where people and their companion animals are exposed to ticks and tickborne pathogens. While most studies in state parks in the United States have ...
Development of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for rapid screening of ticks and fleas for spotted fever group rickettsia
(Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-02-01)
Background: The importance of tick and flea-borne rickettsia infections is increasingly recognized worldwide. While increased focus has shifted in recent years to the development of point-of-care diagnostics for various ...