Vectors of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Iran
Background: Ticks are important vectors and reservoirs of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) virus. Human beings may be infected whenever the normal life cycle of the infected ticks on non- human vertebrate hosts is interrupted by the undesirable presence of humans in the cycle. A total of 26 sp...
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| author | Zakkyeh Telmadarraiy Sadegh Chinikar Hassan Vatandoost Faezeh Faghihi Asadollah Hosseini-Chegeni |
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| description | Background: Ticks are important vectors and reservoirs of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) virus. Human beings may be infected whenever the normal life cycle of the infected ticks on non- human vertebrate hosts is interrupted by the undesirable presence of humans in the cycle. A total of 26 species of Argasid and Ixodid ticks have been recorded in Iran; including nine Hyalomma, two Rhipicephalus, two Dermacentor, five Haemaphysalis, two Boophilus, one Ixodes and two Argas as well as three Ornithodoros species as blood sucking ectoparasites of livestock and poultries. The present paper reviews tick vectors of CCHF virus in Iran, focusing on the role of ticks in different provinces of Iran using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay.
Methods: During ten years study, 1054 tick specimens; including two species of Argasidae and 17 species of Ixodidae were examined for their infection to CCHF virus genome. The output of all studies as well as related publications were discussed in the current paper.
Results: The results show that Rhipicephalus sanguineus, Hyalomma marginatum, H. anatolicum, H. asiaticum and H. dromedarii were known as the most frequent species which were positive for CCHF virus.
Conclusion: The status of ticks which were positive for CCHF virus revealed that unlike the most common idea that Hyalomma species are the most important vectors of CCHF virus, other ticks including Rhipicephalus,
Haemaphysalis and Dermacentor can be reservoir of this virus; thus, considering geographical distribution, type of host and environmental conditions, different tick control measurements should be carried out in areas with high incidence of CCHF disease. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3ec90ca9896049a9a08f5f2fa9d7fa352022-12-22T03:11:29ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesJournal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases1735-71792322-22712015-10-0192115Vectors of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in IranZakkyeh Telmadarraiy0Sadegh Chinikar1Hassan Vatandoost2Faezeh Faghihi3Asadollah Hosseini-Chegeni4Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Arboviruses and Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers Laboratory (National Reference Laboratory), Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran AND Institue for Environmental Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Guilan, Guilan, Iran.Background: Ticks are important vectors and reservoirs of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) virus. Human beings may be infected whenever the normal life cycle of the infected ticks on non- human vertebrate hosts is interrupted by the undesirable presence of humans in the cycle. A total of 26 species of Argasid and Ixodid ticks have been recorded in Iran; including nine Hyalomma, two Rhipicephalus, two Dermacentor, five Haemaphysalis, two Boophilus, one Ixodes and two Argas as well as three Ornithodoros species as blood sucking ectoparasites of livestock and poultries. The present paper reviews tick vectors of CCHF virus in Iran, focusing on the role of ticks in different provinces of Iran using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay. Methods: During ten years study, 1054 tick specimens; including two species of Argasidae and 17 species of Ixodidae were examined for their infection to CCHF virus genome. The output of all studies as well as related publications were discussed in the current paper. Results: The results show that Rhipicephalus sanguineus, Hyalomma marginatum, H. anatolicum, H. asiaticum and H. dromedarii were known as the most frequent species which were positive for CCHF virus. Conclusion: The status of ticks which were positive for CCHF virus revealed that unlike the most common idea that Hyalomma species are the most important vectors of CCHF virus, other ticks including Rhipicephalus, Haemaphysalis and Dermacentor can be reservoir of this virus; thus, considering geographical distribution, type of host and environmental conditions, different tick control measurements should be carried out in areas with high incidence of CCHF disease.https://jad.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jad/article/view/127Vector tickDomestic animalsCCHFIranRT-PCR |
| spellingShingle | Zakkyeh Telmadarraiy Sadegh Chinikar Hassan Vatandoost Faezeh Faghihi Asadollah Hosseini-Chegeni Vectors of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Iran Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases Vector tick Domestic animals CCHF Iran RT-PCR |
| title | Vectors of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Iran |
| title_full | Vectors of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Iran |
| title_fullStr | Vectors of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Iran |
| title_full_unstemmed | Vectors of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Iran |
| title_short | Vectors of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Iran |
| title_sort | vectors of crimean congo hemorrhagic fever virus in iran |
| topic | Vector tick Domestic animals CCHF Iran RT-PCR |
| url | https://jad.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jad/article/view/127 |
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