Hidden threat of tortoise ticks: high prevalence of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus in ticks Hyalomma aegyptium in the Middle East
Abstract It is the first time that Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV), causing potentially lethal disease of humans, has been reported from the Middle East region and from the tortoise tick Hyalomma aegyptium from a tortoise host, whose epidemiological significance may have remained almo...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2014-03-01
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Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-101 |