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Ecology of Porcupines (Erethizon dorsatum) and Colorado Tick Fever Virus in Rocky Mountain National Park, 1975–1977
1993
Journal of medical entomology
The involvement of porcupines, Erethizon dorsatum (L.), in the ecology of Colorado tick fever (CTF) virus in Rocky Mountain National Park was investigated from 1975 to 1977. Porcupine dens and feeding activity were found mostly on rocky knolls or on south-facing slopes within open stands of the montane coniferous forest, and 20 adult porcupines were trapped or captured by hand at those locations. An average of 24.6 ± 5.4 adult Dermacentor andersoni Stiles ticks were found per animal (annual
doi:10.1093/jmedent/30.1.236
pmid:8433332
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