Rotramel G L, Schwan T G, Doty R E
Am J Epidemiol. 1976 Sep;104(3):287-93.
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.
有证据表明,加利福尼亚州存在落基山斑疹热(RMSF)对人类构成风险的区域,该区域超出了其经典蜱虫传播媒介——安氏革蜱(Dermacentor andersoni)的分布范围。变异革蜱(Dermacentor variabilis)和西方革蜱(Dermacentor occidentalis)的地理、季节和宿主分布表明,在安氏革蜱分布范围之外的加利福尼亚州,这些物种可能是RMSF的潜在传播媒介。