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Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus in tortoises and Hyalomma aegyptium ticks in East Thrace, Turkey: potential of a cryptic transmission cycle

BACKGROUND: Recent reports have demonstrated the presence of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) genomic material in Hyalomma aegyptium ticks feeding primarily on tortoises belonging to the genus Testudo. This raises the question if these ticks and their hosts play a role in the natural tr...

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Autores principales: Kar, Sirri, Rodriguez, Sergio E., Akyildiz, Gurkan, Cajimat, Maria N. B., Bircan, Rifat, Mears, Megan C., Bente, Dennis A., Keles, Aysen G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7168965/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32307010
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04074-6