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Are reindeer a significant carrier of disease-causing ticks?

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  1. Department of Biomedical Sciences, New York Institute of Technology, College of Osteopathic Medicine, 11568, Old Westbury, NY, USA

    Charles S. Pavia Ph.D

  2. Department of Clinical Specialties, New York Institute of Technology, College of Osteopathic Medicine, 11568, Old Westbury, NY, USA

    Maria M. Plummer M.D

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Pavia, C.S., Plummer, M.M. Are reindeer a significant carrier of disease-causing ticks?. Wien Klin Wochenschr 130, 293–294 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00508-018-1329-9

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