American Journal of Epidemiology · 1976 · 22 citations · 0 references
Veterinary MedicineInfectious DiseasesOutbreak InvestigationVector-borne Disease ControlVector-borne DiseasesSeasonal Transmission PatternsTick BiologyTick-borne DiseasesVector-borne Disease SurveillanceVector-borne TransmissionVector-borne ZoonosesHuman Risk AssessmentHuman Risk ManagementRocky Mountain Spotted FeverTick Distribution PatternsTick-borne Disease EcologyTick-borne Disease InvestigationTick-borne Disease RiskTick-borne Pathogens
Evidence is presented for an area of human risk to Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) in California extending beyond the range of its classic tick vector, Dermacentor andersoni. Geographic, seasonal, and host distributions of Dermacentor variabilis and Dermacentor occidentalis suggest these species as potential vectors of RMSF in California outside the range of Dermacentor andersoni.