Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus clades V and VI (Europe 1 and 2) in ticks in Kosovo, 2012.

• Main Authors: Kurtesh Sherifi (Author), Daniel Cadar (Author), Skender Muji (Author), Avni Robaj (Author), Salih Ahmeti (Author), Xhevat Jakupi (Author), Petra Emmerich (Author), Andreas Krüger (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Despite being a small country, Kosovo represents one of the few foci of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in Europe. The distribution of Kosovar tick vectors and the evolution of CCHF virus in ticks are both as yet unknown. A better description of the extent and the genetic diversity of CCHFV i...