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Biol 315/415 - Parasitology

parasites, adaptations, genetics, evolution, infectious diseases, immunoparasitology, life cycles, taxonomy, arthropods, helminthes, protozoans, pathogens, immunization, vectors, transmission, primary host, secondary host, ecot & endoparasitology

Arthropod Parasites

Arthropod Parasites - (Australian Society for Parasitology)
DPDx : Laboratory Identification of Parasites of Public Health Concern - (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- includes parasites and parasitic diseases, diagnostic procedures & assistance, etc.
E-Fauna BC Ticks: Electronic Atlas of the Wildlife of BC
- includes links to wildlife ticks
GenomeRefence Consortium - (Trust Sanger Institute, UK)
- includes definition, symptoms, causes, treatment & drugs, prevention
Human Diseases Caused by Arthropod Parasites: Medicopedia (blog)
Lyme Disease (Borrelia burgdorferi infection) - (BC Centre for Disease Contgrol)
Lyme Disease - (Government of Canada)
Lyme Disease Fact Sheet - (City of Toronto)
National Lyme Disease Surveillance in Canada 2013: Web Report - (Government of Canada)
Parasitic Diseases of Fish - (Merck Veterinary Manual)
Parasitology: Arthropods - (University of South Carolina School of Medicine)
Prevention of Tick-borne Diseases in Humans - (Parasites and Vectors)
- open access journal article
Synopsis of Infectious Diseases and Parasites of Commercially Exploited Shellfish, 2010 - (Fisheries and Oceans Canada)
Ticks in British Columbia - (Ministry of Farming, Natural Resources & Industry)
- "There are more than 20 species of ticks in British Columbia, but only three species normally bite humans."

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