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Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus in ticks collected from imported camels in Egypt.
Bendary, Hager A; Rasslan, Fatma; Wainwright, Milton; Alfarraj, Saleh; Zaki, Ali M; Abdulall, Abeer K.
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  • Bendary HA; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Al-Azhar University, Cairo 11765, Egypt.
  • Rasslan F; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Al-Azhar University, Cairo 11765, Egypt.
  • Wainwright M; Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK.
  • Alfarraj S; Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
  • Zaki AM; Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt.
  • Abdulall AK; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Al-Azhar University, Cairo 11765, Egypt.
Saudi J Biol Sci ; 29(4): 2597-2603, 2022 Apr.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35531170
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is one of the utmost broadly distributed tick-borne viruses, with an infection resulting in a fatality rate of up to 30%. During this study period, 25,000 hard adult ticks of Hyalomma species were collected from freshly slaughtered imported camels to determine the presence of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) and genetic lineage of the virus. Ticks were pooled and analyzed for the existence of CCHFV using nested RT- PCR and real-time reverse transcription PCR; the genome was detected in 18 (1.44%) tick pools. Partial genome sequences reveal an adjacent relationship with strains from South Africa to Namibia, Nigeria, Sudan, Senegal, and Mauritania, corresponding to the Africa I and III genotypes. This study indicates the presence of CCHFV in Egypt and illustrates the potential for tick-borne dissemination of the virus. Further studies focused on not only tick samples, but also human samples are epidemiologically valuable to obtain exact data in the region.
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Texto completo: 1 Bases de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Saudi J Biol Sci Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Egipto

Texto completo: 1 Bases de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Saudi J Biol Sci Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Egipto