1. Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Ticks from Migratory Birds, Morocco1
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Juan Arizaga, José A. Oteo, Paula Santibáñez, Ariñe Crespo, Aránzazu Portillo, Óscar Ramón Ramos Gutiérrez, David Mazuelas, Juan F. Cuadrado, and Ana M. Palomar
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Microbiology (medical) ,migratory birds ,Genes, Viral ,Ixodidae ,Epidemiology ,viruses ,vector-borne infections ,Genes, Insect ,Biology ,Polymerase Chain Reaction ,Virus ,ticks ,Songbirds ,Molecular typing ,RNA, Ribosomal, 16S ,parasitic diseases ,medicine ,Animals ,Bird Diseases ,Tick-borne disease ,fungi ,Dispatch ,food and beverages ,medicine.disease ,Hemorrhagic fever virus ,biology.organism_classification ,Virology ,Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus ,Tick Infestations ,Europe ,Molecular Typing ,Morocco ,Infectious Diseases ,Arachnid Vectors ,Spain ,Tick-Borne Diseases ,birds ,Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo ,Animal Migration ,Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean ,Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever virus - Abstract
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus was detected in ticks removed from migratory birds in Morocco. This finding demonstrates the circulation of this virus in northwestern Africa and supports the hypothesis that the virus can be introduced into Europe by infected ticks transported from Africa by migratory birds.
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- 2013
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