First records of Dermacentor albipictus larvae collected by flagging in Yukon, Canada

• Published in: Parasites & Vectors
• Main Authors: Chenery, Emily S., Harms, N. Jane, Mandrak, Nicholas E., Molnár, Péter K.
• Other Authors: Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Canada Foundation for Innovation, Ontario Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science, W. Garfield Weston Foundation (CA) via Wildlife Conservation Society Canada
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2020
• Subjects: Infectious Diseases; Parasitology; Canada; Ibex Valley; Yukon; Alces alces
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04425-3; https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/s13071-020-04425-3.pdf; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-020-04425-3/fulltext.html

Abstract Background The winter tick ( Dermacentor albipictus ) has garnered significant attention throughout North America for its impact on wildlife health, and especially for moose ( Alces alces ), where high tick burdens may result in host hair loss, anemia, and can prove fatal. The environmental...