Phylogenetic Characterisation of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Detected in African Blue Ticks Feeding on Cattle in a Ugandan Abattoir
Journal: Preprints.org
Year: 2021

Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is the most geographically widespread tick-borne virus. However, African strains are poorly represented in sequence databases. In addition, almost all sequence data have been obtained from cases of human disease, while information regarding circulation of the virus in tick and animal reservoirs is severely lacking. Here, we characterise the complete coding region of a novel CCHFV strain, detected in African blue ticks (Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) deco