Department of Virology, Ondokuz Mayis University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Samsun, Turkey.
Zoonoses Public Health. 2010 Dec;57(7-8):e156-60. doi: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2009.01316.x.
In this study, the hard ticks collected from a variety of mammalian species (cattle, sheep, goat, buffalo) and a turtle in either coastal or inland Black Sea region of Turkey were surveyed for the presence of RNA from Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) and West Nile virus (WNV). No WNV genomic RNA was detected in any tick sample. However, CCHFV RNA was found in 29 of 421 tick pools (6.88%). Positivity rates for the provinces varied and were as follows: Samsun 4.38%; Ordu 4.34%; Giresun 6.32%; Sinop 14.63%; Amasya 5.55%; Tokat 3.38% and Sivas 4.83%. Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus genomic RNA was detected in seven of eleven tick species tested. These results suggest that these hard ticks may act as a reservoir for CCHFV in northern Turkey, but probably have no role in WNV transmission.
在这项研究中，从土耳其黑海沿海或内陆地区的各种哺乳动物（牛、羊、山羊、水牛）和一只海龟身上采集的硬蜱被调查是否存在克里米亚-刚果出血热病毒（CCHFV）和西尼罗河病毒（WNV）的 RNA。在任何蜱样本中均未检测到 WNV 基因组 RNA。然而，在 421 个蜱虫样本中发现了 29 个 CCHFV RNA（6.88%）。各省的阳性率不同，分别为：萨姆松 4.38%；奥尔杜 4.34%；吉雷松 6.32%；锡诺普 14.63%；阿马西亚 5.55%；托卡特 3.38%和锡瓦斯 4.83%。在测试的十一种蜱虫中，有七种检测到克里米亚-刚果出血热病毒基因组 RNA。这些结果表明，这些硬蜱可能在土耳其北部充当 CCHFV 的储存库，但可能在 WNV 传播中没有作用。
