HOUSE AND TREE SPARROWS AS CARRIERS OF TICKS IN TURKMENIA, PART 2

Abstract

In the southern and central regions of Turkmenia of total of 2,237 sparrows belonging to two species, and 21 nests were inspected. From these birds, 9,219 specimens of ectoparasites were collected; of them - 7,355 ticks, 59 fleas, 1,799 Mallophaga, and 7 bloodsucking flies. The list of tick species is presented and the diseases which these ectoparasites may carry are indicated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0835156

Entities

People

  • L. L. Semashko

Organizations

  • United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animal Diseases
  • Arachnid Bites And Stings
  • Bacteria
  • Birds
  • Brucellosis
  • Central Asia
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Ectoparasites
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections
  • Habitats
  • Mites
  • Parasitic Diseases
  • Poisoning
  • Public Health
  • Q Fever
  • Ticks

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