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TICK-BORNE DISEASE [2 records]

Record 1 2025-10-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases - Various
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
CONT

A tick-borne disease is an infection [transmitted by] the bite of an infected tick. Different ticks transmit different diseases and depend on [the] geographic region. Lyme disease is the most common.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
CONT

Les maladies transmises par les tiques sont définies comme des infections dont les agents pathogènes ont comme vecteur une ou plusieurs espèces de tiques. La maladie de Lyme est la maladie transmise par les tiques la plus fréquente au Québec. Elle est causée par la bactérie Borrelia burgdorferi, dont le vecteur principal au Québec est la tique Ixodes scapularis.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades humanas varias
  • Microbiología y parasitología
OBS

Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación.

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Record 2 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of International Programs
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
OBS

FAO [Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations] OAU [Organization of African Unity]

Key term(s)
  • Co-ordinated Multi-Donor Program for Tick and Tick-Born Disease Control in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes internationaux
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de programas internacionales
  • Microbiología y parasitología
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