A survey of ixodid ticks parasitizing white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and nilgai antelope (Boselaphus tragocamelus) was completed during the 2018-2019 public hunt season on the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge (Cameron County, Texas) and the East Foundation’s El Sanz Ranch in nearby Willacy County (Texas).
Olafson, P.U., B.G. Buckmeier, M.A. May, and D.B. Thomas. 2020. Molecular screening for rickettsial bacteria and piroplasms in ixodid ticks surveyed from white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and nilgai antelope (Boselaphus tragocamelus) in southeastern Texas. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 13:252–260. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2020.11.002. (East Foundation Manuscript 057).   Â
