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

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 tra...

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Published in:Parasites & Vectors
Main Authors: Chenery, Emily S, Harms, N. J, Mandrak, Nicholas E, Molnár, Péter K
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2020
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/102779
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04425-3