Hard ticks infesting domestic ruminants, species composition and infection with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus in a highland province, SW Iran

• Main Authors: Zahra Hosseini (Author), Mostafa Salehi Vaziri (Author), Sara Ahmadnia (Author), Mohammad Reza Fakoorziba (Author), Tahmineh Jalali (Author), Zakkyeh Telmadarraiy (Author), Mohammad Djaefar Moemenbellah-Fard (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a neglected tick-borne viral zoonotic disease. The aim was to detect CCHF virus (CCHFV) among wild ticks from Artiodactyla, Bos taurus, Ovis aries, and Capra hircus, in a previously declared CCHFV-free province of Kohgiluyeh Boyer-Ahmad, southwes...