Hidden threat of tortoise ticks: high prevalence of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus in ticks Hyalomma aegyptium in the Middle East
Jazyk angličtina Země Velká Británie, Anglie Médium electronic
Typ dokumentu dopisy, práce podpořená grantem
PubMed
24618184
PubMed Central
PMC3972959
DOI
10.1186/1756-3305-7-101
PII: 1756-3305-7-101
Knihovny.cz E-zdroje
- MeSH
- fylogeneze MeSH
- haplotypy MeSH
- infestace klíšťaty epidemiologie mikrobiologie veterinární MeSH
- klíšťata virologie MeSH
- virus krymsko-konžské hemoragické horečky genetika izolace a purifikace MeSH
- želvy parazitologie MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- dopisy MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Sýrie epidemiologie MeSH
- Turecko epidemiologie MeSH
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.
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