Guineafowl, Ticks and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Turkey: The perfect storm?

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-2

  Şekercioĝlu, Çaĝan Hakki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CRIMEAN CONGO HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; DISEASE CARRIER; GOVERNMENT; GUINEAFOWL; HUMAN; INSECT CONTROL; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; NOTE; TICK; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ANIMALS; DISEASE ERADICATION; GALLIFORMES; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, CRIMEAN; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; INTRODUCED SPECIES; IXODIDAE; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; TICK CONTROL; TICK-BORNE DISEASES; TURKEY;

AVES; HYALOMMA MARGINATUM; IXODIDA; NUMIDA MELEAGRIS; NUMIDIDAE;

EID: 84871696127     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: 14715007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2012.10.001     Document Type: Note

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