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Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Clade IV (Asia 1) in Ticks of Western Iran
Crimean–Congo Hemorrhagic Fever virus (CCHFV) is transmitted through the bite of an infected tick, or by direct contact with CCHFV-infected patients’ blood or the products of infected livestock. In 2012, ticks were collected in eight regions of Lorestan Province, Iran. In total, 434 ticks were collected. Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction was used for the detection of CCHFV RNA. Of 434 ticks, 419 (96.6%) ticks were from the family Ixodidae (hard ticks) and 15 (3.5%) ticks were from the family Argasidae (soft ticks). The presence of CCHFV RNA was detected in 29 (6.7%) of 434 ticks. The infected tick...
Source: Journal of Medical Entomology - September 11, 2015 Category: Biology Authors: Kayedi, M. H., Chinikar, S., Mostafavi, E., Khakifirouz, S., Jalali, T., Hosseini-Chegeni, A., Naghizadeh, A., Niedrig, M., Fooks, A. R., Shahhosseini, N. Tags: Vector-Borne Diseases, Surveillance, Prevention Source Type: research