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Prevalence and Phylogenetic Analysis of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Ticks from Different Ecosystems in Xinjiang, China.
Virologica Sinica - 1 Feb 2018
Moming Abulimiti, Yue Xihong, Shen Shu, Chang Chenchen, Wang Cheng, Luo Tao, Zhang Yanfang, Guo Rong, Hu Zhihong, Zhang Yujiang, Deng Fei, Sun Surong
Abstract excerpt
The Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV), a member of the genus Orthonairovirus and family Nairoviridae, is transmitted by ticks and causes severe hemorrhagic disease in humans. To study the epidemiology of CCHFV in different ecosystems in Xinjiang, China, a total of 58,932 ticks were collected from Tarim Basin, Junggar Basin, Tianshan Mountain, and Altai Mountain from 2014 to 2017. Hyalomma asiaticum...
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