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Multiple Reassortments, Limited Geographic Spread, and Comparable Pathogenicity of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses in Sivas Province, Türkiye.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jun 2026
Lin Qianying, Elaldi Nazif, Yigit Mesut, Yildiz Baris, Hewson Roger, López-García Martín, Lythe Grant, Pektas Ayse Nur, Koksal Binnur, Tasseten Tuba Nur, Deniz Ahmet, Bedir Hilal, Kiymaz Yasemin Cakir, Vatansever Zati, Molina-París Carmen, Leitner Thomas
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Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is a segmented RNA virus that can cause severe hemorrhagic fever and is primarily transmitted to humans and other mammals through tick bites. Since segment reassortment can increase genetic diversity and disease severity, we sampled infected ticks and humans in Sivas Province, Türkiye, a region with high CCHFV prevalence. Analysis of 113 human and 23 Hyalomma tick...
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