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First Genomic Evidence of California Hare Coltivirus from Natural Populations of Ixodes persulcatus Ticks in Northeast China

Zhenyu Hu,
Jingtao Zhang,
Yantao Liu,
Liming Liu,
Fang Tang,
Guangqian Si,
Meiqi Zhang,
Shuang Li,
Yunfa Zhang and
Cong Peng
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Pathogens2024, 13(8), 614;https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13080614

25 July 2024

Background: California hare coltivirus (CHCV) was isolated in California in 1976 from a hare. Despite its long history, it remained unclear whether CHCV was exclusively distributed in California with limited host ranges. Main body: By next-generation...

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Genomic Evaluation of the Genus Coltivirus Indicates Genetic Diversity among Colorado Tick Fever Virus Strains and Demarcation of a New Species

Holly R. Hughes,
Jason O. Velez,
Kelly Fitzpatrick,
Emily H. Davis,
Brandy J. Russell,
Amy J. Lambert,
J. Erin Staples and
Aaron C. Brault

Diseases2021, 9(4), 92;https://doi.org/10.3390/diseases9040092

17 December 2021

The type species of the genus Coltivirus, Colorado tick fever virus (CTFV), was discovered in 1943 and is the most common tick-borne viral infection in the Western US. Despite its long history, very little is known about the molecular diversity of vi...

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Detection of Known and Novel Viral Pathogens in Belgian Ixodes ricinus Ticks

Bert Vanmechelen,
Michelle Merino,
Valentijn Vergote,
Lies Laenen,
Ana Rita Lopes,
Edwin Claerebout and
Piet Maes

Proceedings2020, 50(1), 66;https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2020050066

16 June 2020

Recent metagenomics studies have revealed several arthropod species to be major reservoirs for RNA viruses. One of these reservoirs is Ixodes ricinus, the most prevalent tick species in Europe, which is known to be a vector for many viral and bacteri...

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Viral RNA Metagenomics of Hyalomma Ticks Collected from Dromedary Camels in Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia

Fathiah Zakham,
Aishah E. Albalawi,
Abdullah D. Alanazi,
Phuoc Truong Nguyen,
Abdulaziz S. Alouffi,
Altaf Alaoui,
Tarja Sironen,
Teemu Smura and
Olli Vapalahti

Viruses2021, 13(7), 1396;https://doi.org/10.3390/v13071396

18 July 2021

Arthropod-borne infections are a medical and economic threat to humans and livestock. Over the last three decades, several unprecedented viral outbreaks have been recorded in the Western part of the Arabian Peninsula. However, little is known about t...

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