Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Genome in Tick from Migratory Bird, Italy

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Genome in Tick from Migratory Bird, Italy

We detected Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus in a Hyalomma rufipes nymph collected from a whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) on the island of Ventotene in April 2017. Partial genome sequences suggest the virus originated in Africa. Detection of the genome of this virus in Italy confirms its potential...

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Main Authors: Elisa Mancuso, Luciano Toma, Andrea Polci, Silvio G. d’Alessio, Marco Di Luca, Massimiliano Orsini, Marco Di Domenico, Maurilia Marcacci, Giuseppe Mancini, Fernando Spina, Maria Goffredo, Federica Monaco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus
CCHFV
Hyalomma rufipes
Saxicola rubetra
Ventotene
Italy
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/7/18-1345_article

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