ON THE ROLE OF BIRDS IN FEEDING IMMATURE STAGES OF HYALOMMA PLUMBEUM PLUMBEUM TICKS. VECTORS OF HEMORRHAGIC FEVER OF THE CRIMEAN TYPE IN FOCI OF THE VOLGA DELTA,

Abstract

The work was directed toward exploring the role of birds as hosts of immature H. plumbeum. Material was gathered in Astrakhan Oblast, in the lower and middle Volga delta regions, where in the summer period of 1963-1964 and antiepidemic team investigating CHF personally inspected 1100 bird specimens of 40 species for tick infestation. A total of 38,735 ixodid ticks were removed from these birds. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0670369

Entities

People

  • D. N. Stolbov
  • R. M. Ermakova
  • T. P. Povalishina
  • V. V. Berezin

Organizations

  • Naval Medical Research Center

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Virology (or Medical Virology).