ScienceDaily Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 The country Turkey releases non-native guineafowl to eat ticks that carry deadly Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever. Yet research suggests guineafowl eat few ticks, but carry the parasites on their feathers, possibly spreading the disease they were meant to stop, says a Turkish biologist. Read the full article on ScienceDaily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhysOrg Posted November 30, 2012 Author Share Posted November 30, 2012 Turkey raises and releases thousands of non-native guineafowl to eat ticks that carry the deadly Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus. Yet research suggests guineafowl eat few ticks, but carry the parasites on their feathers, possibly spreading the disease they were meant to stop, says a Turkish biologist working at the University of Utah. Read the full article on PhysOrg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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