Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus in Hyalomma impeltatum ticks from North Kordofan, the Sudan

Lidia Chitimia-Dobler; Makarim Habeeb Issa; Malaz Esamalden Ezalden; Idris Ahmed Yagoub; Mohamed Abdalsalam Abdalla; Amel Omer Bakhiet; Sabine Schaper; Ramona Rieß; Patrick Vollmar; Anne Grumbach; Malena Bestehorn; Markus Antwerpen; Gerhard Dobler; Yassir Adam Shuaib

International Journal of Infectious Diseases (Dec 2019)

Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus in Hyalomma impeltatum ticks from North Kordofan, the Sudan

Lidia Chitimia-Dobler,
Makarim Habeeb Issa,
Malaz Esamalden Ezalden,
Idris Ahmed Yagoub,
Mohamed Abdalsalam Abdalla,
Amel Omer Bakhiet,
Sabine Schaper,
Ramona Rieß,
Patrick Vollmar,
Anne Grumbach,
Malena Bestehorn,
Markus Antwerpen,
Gerhard Dobler,
Yassir Adam Shuaib

Affiliations

Lidia Chitimia-Dobler: Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Munich, Germany; Corresponding author at: Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Neuherbergstrasse 11, 80937, Munich, Germany.
Makarim Habeeb Issa: Veterinary Research Institute, Soba, Khartoum, Sudan
Malaz Esamalden Ezalden: Ministry of Animal Resources, Kassala, Sudan
Idris Ahmed Yagoub: Veterinary Research Institute, Soba, Khartoum, Sudan
Mohamed Abdalsalam Abdalla: College of Veterinary Medicine, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Khartoum North, Sudan
Amel Omer Bakhiet: College of Veterinary Medicine, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Khartoum North, Sudan
Sabine Schaper: Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Munich, Germany
Ramona Rieß: Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Munich, Germany
Patrick Vollmar: Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Munich, Germany
Anne Grumbach: Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Munich, Germany
Malena Bestehorn: University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
Markus Antwerpen: Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Munich, Germany
Gerhard Dobler: Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Munich, Germany; University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
Yassir Adam Shuaib: College of Veterinary Medicine, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Khartoum North, Sudan

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 89
pp. 81 – 83

Abstract

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An evidence for Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) was found in Hyalomma impeltatum ticks collected from sheep in North Kordofan in the Sudan. Based on sequencing of the partial segment S, the detected virus belongs to lineage I with closest similarity to CCHFV strains from Senegal. So far, this lineage is unknown in the Sudan. Keywords: Hyalomma ticks, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus, Sheep, Sudan

Published in International Journal of Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 1201-9712 (Print); 1878-3511 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
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