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Detection of new Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus genotypes in ticks feeding on deer and wild boar, Spain.
Transboundary and emerging diseases - 1 May 2021
Moraga-Fernández Alberto, Ruiz-Fons Francisco, Habela Miguel A, Royo-Hernández Lara, Calero-Bernal Rafael, Gortazar Christian, de la Fuente José, Fernández de Mera Isabel G
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Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is the causative agent of the severe tick-borne, often fatal, zoonotic Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF), which is widely distributed worldwide. The CCHFV transmission to humans occurs through tick bite, crushing of engorged ticks or contact with infected host blood. Previously, CCHFV genotype Africa III was reported in Spain. Given the emergence of CCHF and...
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