SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY OF CRIMEAN-CONGO HAEMORRHAGIC FEVER IN RURAL COMMUNITY OF BASRAH
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Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever.
Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is one of the most widespread arboviroses in the world. It is present in Africa, south-east Europe, the Middle East and Asia. It is caused by a nairovirus (Bunyaviridae family) transmitted by several species of ticks. The geographical distribution of the disease coincides with the distribution of Hyalomma ticks. While infected livestock do not show signs ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Medical Journal of Basrah University
سال: 2005
ISSN: 2413-4414
DOI: 10.33762/mjbu.2005.46127