Horak I G, Williams E J
Onderstepoort J Vet Res. 1986 Jun;53(2):119-22.
The tick burdens of 10 crowned guinea fowl (Numida meleagris), shot at approximately 3-monthly intervals in the Mountain Zebra National Park, and of 21 crowned guinea fowl from the Andries Vosloo Kudu Reserve, the majority of which were shot at monthly intervals, were determined. No adult ticks were recovered from any of the guinea fowl. The birds in the Mountain Zebra National Park harboured 4 species of ixodid ticks of which Amblyomma marmoreum was the most abundant and most prevalent. Three birds also harboured Hyalomma marginatum turanicum. Six ixodid tick species were present on guinea fowl in the Andries Vosloo Kudu Reserve. Of these Amblyomma hebraeum was the most abundant and all the birds were infested. Most of these birds were also infested with A. marmoreum and Haemaphysalis silacea and some harboured Hyalomma marginatum rufipes. The seasonal abundance of ticks on crowned guinea fowl is discussed.
对10只冠珠鸡（Numida meleagris）的蜱虫负担进行了测定，这些冠珠鸡在山地斑马国家公园大约每3个月射杀一次；还测定了来自安德烈斯·沃斯卢大羚羊保护区的21只冠珠鸡的蜱虫负担，其中大部分冠珠鸡每月射杀一次。在任何一只冠珠鸡身上都未发现成年蜱虫。山地斑马国家公园的冠珠鸡身上寄生着4种硬蜱，其中大理石纹革蜱最为常见且数量最多。有3只冠珠鸡还寄生有图兰扇头蜱。安德烈斯·沃斯卢大羚羊保护区的冠珠鸡身上有6种硬蜱。其中，希伯来花蜱最为常见，所有冠珠鸡都受到感染。这些冠珠鸡大多还感染了大理石纹革蜱和锡拉血蜱，一些还寄生有边缘璃眼蜱。文中讨论了冠珠鸡身上蜱虫的季节性丰度。
