ŠIROKÝ, Pavel, Tomáš BĚLOHLÁVEK, Ivo PAPOUŠEK, D JANDZIK, Peter MIKULÍČEK, M KUBELOVÁ and Lenka ZDRAŽILOVÁ DUBSKÁ. Hidden threat of tortoise ticks: high prevalence of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus in ticks Hyalomma aegyptium in the Middle East. PARASITES & VECTORS. LONDON: BIOMED CENTRAL LTD, 2014, vol. 7, 4 pp. ISSN 1756-3305. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-101. |
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@article{1202730, author = {Široký, Pavel and Bělohlávek, Tomáš and Papoušek, Ivo and Jandzik, D and Mikulíček, Peter and Kubelová, M and Zdražilová Dubská, Lenka}, article_location = {LONDON}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-101}, keywords = {Tick-borne disease; Epidemiology; Tortoises; Testudo graeca; Hyalomma; Syria; Turkey; RT-PCR}, language = {eng}, issn = {1756-3305}, journal = {PARASITES & VECTORS}, title = {Hidden threat of tortoise ticks: high prevalence of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus in ticks Hyalomma aegyptium in the Middle East}, volume = {7}, year = {2014} }
TY - JOUR ID - 1202730 AU - Široký, Pavel - Bělohlávek, Tomáš - Papoušek, Ivo - Jandzik, D - Mikulíček, Peter - Kubelová, M - Zdražilová Dubská, Lenka PY - 2014 TI - Hidden threat of tortoise ticks: high prevalence of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus in ticks Hyalomma aegyptium in the Middle East JF - PARASITES & VECTORS VL - 7 PB - BIOMED CENTRAL LTD SN - 17563305 KW - Tick-borne disease KW - Epidemiology KW - Tortoises KW - Testudo graeca KW - Hyalomma KW - Syria KW - Turkey KW - RT-PCR N2 - It is the first time that Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV), causing potentially lethal disease of humans, has been reported from the Middle East region and from the tortoise tick Hyalomma aegyptium from a tortoise host, whose epidemiological significance may have remained almost completely overlooked so far. We used RT-PCR to screen for 245 ticks collected from 38 Testudo graeca tortoise individuals. Results of our genetic screening provide unambiguous evidence of occurrence of CCHFV in this region and host, suggesting a potentially important role of H. aegyptium in CCHF epidemiology. ER -
ŠIROKÝ, Pavel, Tomáš BĚLOHLÁVEK, Ivo PAPOUŠEK, D JANDZIK, Peter MIKULÍČEK, M KUBELOVÁ and Lenka ZDRAŽILOVÁ DUBSKÁ. Hidden threat of tortoise ticks: high prevalence of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus in ticks Hyalomma aegyptium in the Middle East. \textit{PARASITES \&{}amp; VECTORS}. LONDON: BIOMED CENTRAL LTD, 2014, vol.~7, 4 pp. ISSN~1756-3305. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-101.
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