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Guineafowl, ticks and Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever in Turkey: the perfect storm?

2012; Elsevier BV; Volume: 29; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.pt.2012.10.001

1471-5007

Çağan H. Şekercioğlu,

Mosquito-borne diseases and control

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.