Quantifying the direct and indirect effects of sika deer (Cervus nippon) on the prevalence of infection with Rickettsia in questing Haemaphysalis megaspinosa: A field experimental study - Matsuyama, Hiroyuki; Doi, Kandai; Agetsuma, Naoki; Suzuki, Maki (Ticks and tick-borne diseases, 2023)
Keywords: Animals; Cervus nippon; deer; Deer - microbiology; Disease ecology; Ecosystem; Ecosystem engineer; ecosystems; field experimentation; Haemaphysalis; herbivores; Ixodes - microbiology; Ixodidae; Japan; Large mammalian herbivores; Nymph; Prevalence; Rickettsia; Rickettsia Infections - epidemiology; Spotted fever; Tick-borne diseases; Ticks; vegetation cover; Spotted fever; Disease ecology; Tick-borne diseases; Ecosystem engineer; Large mammalian herbivores