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Ixodes scapularis

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Noun1.Ixodes scapularis - parasitic on mice of genus Peromyscus and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in eastern United States (especially New England); northern form was for a time known as Ixodes dammini (deer tick)
black-legged tick
hard tick, ixodid - ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head
genus Ixodes, Ixodes - type genus of the family Ixodidae


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4 million wild ruminants, major amplifiers for adult Ixodes scapularis ticks, live in North America (12).
Wildlife, exotic pets, and emerging zoonoses (1) by Meslin, Francois-Xavier / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Microclimate-dependent survival of unfed adult Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in nature: life cycle and study design implications.
A climate-based model predicts the spatial distribution of the Lyme ... by Fish, Durland / Environmental Health Perspectives
Abundance of Ixodes scapularis (Acari:Ixodidae) after the complete removal of deer from an isolated offshore island, endemic for Lyme disease.
Borrelia garinii in seabird ticks (Ixodes uriae), Atlantic Coast, ... by Rand, Peter W. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
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