Effect of Meteorological Factors on Hyalomma Species Composition and Their Host Preference, Seasonal Prevalence and Infection Status to Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever in Iran

Background: The impact of environmental factors and host on Hyalomma spp. community structure and abundance in the main Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) foci of Iran is largely unknown. Methods: Biotic and abiotic factors, including host, temperature, humidity, altitude, Köppen-Geiger climat...

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Main Authors: Nayyereh Choubdar, Mohammad Ali Oshaghi, Javad Rafinejad, Mohammad Reza Pourmand, Naseh Maleki-Ravasan, Mostafa Salehi-Vaziri, Zakkyeh Telmadarraiy, Fateh Karimian, Mona Koosha, Abbas Rahimi-Foroushani, Safdar Masoomi, Kourosh Arzamani, Jalil Nejati, Mohsen Karami, Ehsan Mozaffari, Yaser Salim-Abadi, Eslam Moradi-Asl, Behrooz Taghilou, Manouchehr Shirani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2019-08-01
Series:Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases
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Online Access:https://jad.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jad/article/view/1176