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 almost completely overlooked so far. We used RT-PCR to screen for 245 ticks collected from 38 Testudo graeca tortoise individuals.
Results of our genetic screening provide unambiguous evidence of occurrence of CCHFV in this region and host, suggesting a potentially important role of H. aegyptium in CCHF epidemiology.
Author: Pavel ¿irokýTomá¿ B¿lohlávekIvo Papou¿ekDavid JandzikPeter MikulÿekMichaela KubelováLenka Zdra¿ilová-Dubská
Credits/Source: Parasites Vectors 2014, 7:101
Published on: 2014-03-11
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