The US Air Force Tick Identification Service

Abstract

Describes the tick identification service available from the Medical Entomology Section, Epidemiology Division, USAF School of Aerospace Medicine, and discusses the information that is furnished to health care providers to assist in formulation of diagnoses, prognoses, and recommendations for prevention of tickborne diseases for the USAF population. Keywords: Ticks, Tickborne diseases, Tick identification.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 22, 1990
Accession Number
ADA223659

Entities

People

  • Terry L. Carpenter

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Availability
  • Classification
  • Contracts
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Environmental Health
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Lyme Disease
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Security
  • Therapy
  • Tickborne Diseases

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Oncology and Biomarker-Based Cancer Detection.
  • Vector-Borne Disease and Entomology

Technology Areas

  • Space