Filarial Nematode Infection in Ixodes scapularis Ticks Collected from Southern Connecticut
Pabbati Namrata, Jamie M. Miller, Madari Shilpa, Patlolla Raghavender Reddy, Cheryl Bandoski, Michael J. Rossi and Eva Sapi Veterinary Sciences, 2014, 1(1), 5-15. Abstract It was recently demonstrated that the lone star tick Amblyomma americanum could harbor filarial nematodes within the genus Acanthocheilonema. In this study, Ixodes scapularis (deer) ticks collected from Southern Connecticut were…