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Descriptor English: Tick Control
Descriptor Spanish: Control de Ácaros y Garrapatas
Descriptor control de ácaros y garrapatas
Entry term(s) control de arácnidos
control de garrapatas
control de ácaros
Scope note: Medidas químicas, biológicas o médicas diseñadas para evitar la propagación de garrapatas o las infestaciones concomitantes que producen las enfermedades transmitidas por garrapatas. Incluye aspectos veterinarios, así como de salud púbica para el control de garrapatas y ácaros. 
Descriptor Portuguese: Controle de Ácaros e Carrapatos
Descriptor French: Lutte contre les tiques
Entry term(s): Arachnid Control
Control, Mite
Control, Tick
Controls, Mite
Mite Control
Tree number(s): N06.850.780.200.650.850
SP4.808.749.166
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013983
Scope note: Chemical, biological, or medical measures designed to prevent the spread of ticks or the concomitant infestations which result in tick-borne diseases. It includes the veterinary as well as the public health aspects of tick and mite control.
Annotation: chemicals killing or controlling ticks are indexed under acaricides; mite control can go here as MITES (IM) + TICK CONTROL (IM)
Allowable Qualifiers: EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MT methods
OG organization & administration
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
Previous Indexing: Insect Control (1966-1972)
Ticks (1966-1972)
Public MeSH Note: 73
History Note: 73
DeCS ID: 27857
Unique ID: D013983
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1973/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Tick Control - Preferred
Concept UI M0021520
Scope note Chemical, biological, or medical measures designed to prevent the spread of ticks or the concomitant infestations which result in tick-borne diseases. It includes the veterinary as well as the public health aspects of tick and mite control.
Preferred term Tick Control
Entry term(s) Control, Tick
Mite Control - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0021519
Preferred term Mite Control
Entry term(s) Control, Mite
Controls, Mite
Arachnid Control - Broader
Concept UI FD00062036
Scope note Acari (mites and ticks), spider and scorpion control.
Preferred term Arachnid Control



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