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Avian tick paralysis caused by Ixodes brunneus in the southeastern United States.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8627926     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Between 1988 and 1994, 16 definitive and 26 presumptive cases of tick paralysis were diagnosed in 10 species of birds from five southeastern states in the USA. All birds had engorged adult female Ixodes brunneus ticks on the head region and were partially paralyzed or dead. Cases occurred in the winter and early spring months, and most birds were passerines found in private yards or near feeders. All stages of I. brunneus feed exclusively on birds, and this species previously has been associated with avian tick paralysis. Little is known concerning the life cycle of this ixodid tick and its impact on wild bird populations.
Authors:
M P Luttrell; L H Creekmore; J W Mertins
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of wildlife diseases     Volume:  32     ISSN:  0090-3558     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Wildl. Dis.     Publication Date:  1996 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1996-06-24     Completed Date:  1996-06-24     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0244160     Medline TA:  J Wildl Dis     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  133-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens 30602, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Bird Diseases / epidemiology,  parasitology*
Birds
Female
Ixodes*
Seasons
Southeastern United States / epidemiology
Tick Paralysis / epidemiology,  parasitology,  veterinary*

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