Molecular Assay on Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Ticks (Ixodidae) Collected from Kermanshah Province, Western Iran

Background: Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) is a feverous and hemorrhagic disease endemic in some parts of Iran and caused by an arbovirus related to Bunyaviridae family and Nairovirusgenus. The main virus reser­voir in the nature is ticks, however small vertebrates and a wide range of domes...

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Main Authors: Maria Mohammadian, Sadegh Chinikar, Zakkyeh Telmadarraiy, Hassan Vatandoost, Mohammad Ali Oshaghi, Ahmad Ali Hanafi-Bojd, Mohammad Mehdi Sedaghat, Mehdi Noroozi, Faezeh Faghihi, Tahmineh Jalali, Sahar Khakifirouz, Nariman Shahhosseini, Firoozeh Farhadpour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2016-06-01
Series:Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases
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Online Access:https://jad.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jad/article/view/320