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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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Autores principales: Akuffo, R., Brandful, J. A. M., Zayed, A., Adjei, A., Watany, N., Fahmy, N. T., Hughes, R., Doman, B., Voegborlo, S. V., Aziati, D., Pratt, D., Awuni, J. A., Adams, N., Dueger, E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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