Assessment of the Geographic Distribution of Ornithodoros turicata (Argasidae): Climate Variation and Host Diversity.

• Main Authors: Taylor G Donaldson (Author), Adalberto A Pèrez de León (Author), Andrew Y Li (Author), Ivan Castro-Arellano (Author), Edward Wozniak (Author), William K Boyle (Author), Reid Hargrove (Author), Hannah K Wilder (Author), Hee J Kim (Author), Pete D Teel (Author), Job E Lopez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Ornithodoros turicata is a veterinary and medically important argasid tick that is recognized as a vector of the relapsing fever spirochete Borrelia turicatae and African swine fever virus. Historic collections of O. turicata have been recorded from Latin America to the southern United St...