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Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus in livestock ticks and animal handler seroprevalence at an abattoir in Ghana
BACKGROUND: Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever Virus (CCHFV) is a zoonotic virus transmitted by Ixodid ticks and causes Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) disease in humans with up to 50 % mortality rate. METHODS: Freshly slaughtered livestock at the Kumasi abattoir in the Ashanti Region of Ghana...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4939019/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27392037 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-1660-6 |