Hidden threat of tortoise ticks: high prevalence of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus in ticks Hyalomma aegyptium in the Middle East

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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Main Authors: Pavel Široký, Tomáš Bělohlávek, Ivo Papoušek, David Jandzik, Peter Mikulíček, Michaela Kubelová, Lenka Zdražilová-Dubská
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2014-03-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Tick-borne disease
Epidemiology
Tortoises
Testudo graeca
Hyalomma
Syria
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-101

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