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Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Ticks from Migratory Birds, Morocco

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EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Volume 19, Issue 2, Pages 260-263

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CENTERS DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION
DOI: 10.3201/eid1902.121193

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  1. Fondo de Investigacion Sanitaria, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion, Spain [PS09/02492]
  2. [FRS/PIF-01/10]

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Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus was detected in ticks removed from migratory birds in Morocco. This finding demonstrates the circulation of this virus in northwestern Africa and supports the hypothesis that the virus can be introduced into Europe by infected ticks transported from Africa by migratory birds.

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