| Literature DB >> 23206535 |
Abstract
To control ticks carrying the emerging Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in Turkey the government is introducing thousands of exotic helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris). However, not only do these birds eat negligible numbers of ticks, but they are also excellent nurseries for the young of Hyalomma marginatum ticks, the best vectors of CCHF.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID： 23206535 DOI： 10.1016/j.pt.2012.10.001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Parasitol ISSN： 1471-4922