Biogeography of Tick-Borne Bhanja Virus (Bunyaviridae) in Europe

Bhanja virus (BHAV) is pathogenic for young domestic ruminants and also for humans, causing fever and affections of the central nervous system. This generally neglected arbovirus of the family Bunyaviridae is transmitted by metastriate ticks of the genera Haemaphysalis, Dermacentor, Hyalomma, Rhipic...

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Main Author: Zdenek Hubálek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2009-01-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/372691