Migratory birds, ticks, and crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever virus

TO THE EDITOR: In a recently published study, Estrada-Peña et al. reported the finding of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) in adult Hyalomma lusitanicum ticks from red deer (Cervus elaphus) in Spain during 2010 (1). Phylogenetic analysis showed that the virus was most likely of African...

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Published in:	Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 18; no. 12; pp. 2095 - 2097
Main Authors:	Lindeborg, Mats, Barboutis, Christos, Ehrenborg, Christian, Fransson, Thord, Jaenson, Thomas G T, Lindgren, Per-Eric, Lundkvist, Ake, Nyström, Fredrik, Salaneck, Erik, Waldenström, Jonas, Olsen, Björn
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01-12-2012 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects:	Analysis animal migration Animals Care and treatment Crimean hemorrhagic fever Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus Diagnosis Health aspects Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo - isolation & purification Ixodidae - virology Letter Letters to the Editor Migratory birds tick-borne diseases vector-borne infections zoonoses Zoonotic Ecology Zoonotisk ekologi Sweden
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Summary:	TO THE EDITOR: In a recently published study, Estrada-Peña et al. reported the finding of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) in adult Hyalomma lusitanicum ticks from red deer (Cervus elaphus) in Spain during 2010 (1). Phylogenetic analysis showed that the virus was most likely of African origin. Here, we present a model for the transfer of CCHFV-infected ticks by migratory birds from Africa to Europe.
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ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid1812.120718