Phylogenetic Characterization of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Detected in African Blue Ticks Feeding on Cattle in a Ugandan Abattoir

Phylogenetic Characterization of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Detected in African Blue Ticks Feeding on Cattle in a Ugandan Abattoir

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is the most geographically widespread of the tick-borne viruses. However, African strains of CCHFV are poorly represented in sequence databases. In addition, almost all sequence data collected to date have been obtained from cases of human disease, while...

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Main Authors: Eddie M. Wampande, Peter Waiswa, David J. Allen, Roger Hewson, Simon D. W. Frost, Samuel C. B. Stubbs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:Microorganisms
Subjects:
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus
hemorrhagic fever
viral genomics
<i>Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) decoloratus</i>
<i>Rhipicephalus</i>
ticks
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/9/2/438

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