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TICK-BORNE DISEASES: VECTOR SURVEILLANCE AND CONTROL

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Armed Forces Pest Management Board<br />

TECHNICAL GUIDE NO. 26<br />

<strong>TICK</strong>-<strong>BORNE</strong> <strong>DISEASES</strong>: <strong>VECTOR</strong> <strong>SURVEILLANCE</strong> <strong>AND</strong> <strong>CONTROL</strong><br />

AFPMB Technical Guides<br />

Acknowledgments<br />

1. Introduction<br />

a. Background<br />

b. Purposes of this Guide<br />

c. Specific Objectives<br />

2. Basic Tick Biology<br />

a. Classification<br />

b. Life Histories<br />

c. Behavior<br />

d. Vector Potential<br />

e. Some Common U.S. Tick Species<br />

CONTENTS<br />

3. Diseases Transmitted by Ticks in the United States<br />

a. Babesiosis<br />

b. Colorado Tick Fever<br />

c. Ehrlichiosis<br />

d. Lyme Disease<br />

e. Powassan Encephalitis

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