Unraveling the ecological complexities of tick-associated crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever virus transmission: A gap analysis for the western palearctic

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 743-752

  Estrada Peña, Agustín ^a   Jameson, Lisa ^b   Medlock, Jolyon ^b   Vatansever, Zati ^c   Tishkova, Farida ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c KAFKAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d Ministry of Health of the Republic of Tajikistan   (Tajikistan)

Author keywords

Africa; Amplification; Birds; Climate; Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever; Europe; Habitat; Hyalomma

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CRIMEAN CONGO HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MIGRATORY SPECIES; NAIRO VIRUS; NONHUMAN; PALEARCTIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TICK; TICK BORNE DISEASE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AFRICA; ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; ARACHNID VECTORS; BIRD DISEASES; BIRDS; EUROPE; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER VIRUS, CRIMEAN-CONGO; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, CRIMEAN; HUMANS; IXODIDAE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CRIMEAN-CONGO HEMORRHAGIC FEVER VIRUS; HYALOMMA; IXODIDA;

EID: 84866301055     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: 15577759     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2011.0767     Document Type: Review

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