Multiple Phlebovirus (Bunyaviridae) genetic groups detected in Rhipicephalus, Hyalomma and Dermacentor ticks from southern Portugal
- Authors: Campino L, Cotão AJ, Esteves A, Figueira L, Maia C, Nunes M, Parreira R, Pereira A, Vieira ML
- Publication Year: 2017
- Journal: Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
- Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877959X16301625
In the last decade, various research groups have reported a large diversity of new tick-borne phleboviruses, mostly prompted by the discovery of important human pathogens such as the Heartland and severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome viruses. Since these analyses have rarely been conducted using ticks collected from Southern Europe, this study was carried out so […]
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