Molecular Assay on Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Ticks (Ixodidae) Collected from Kermanshah Province, Western Iran
Mohammadian، Maria نويسنده Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Mohammadian, Maria , Chinikar، Sadegh نويسنده , , Telmadarraiy، Zakkyeh نويسنده Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Telmadarraiy, Zakkyeh , Vatandoost، Hassan نويسنده , , Oshaghi، Mohammad Ali نويسنده Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. , , Hanafi-Bojd ، Ahmad Ali نويسنده Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , , Sedaghat، Mohammad Mehdi نويسنده Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Sedaghat, Mohammad Mehdi , Noroozi، Mehdi نويسنده Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , , Faghihi، Faezeh نويسنده Stem Cells Department, Cell Sciences Research Center, Royan Institute, ACECR , , Jalali، Tahmineh نويسنده Arboviruses and Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers Laboratory (National Reference Lab), Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran. Jalali, Tahmineh , Khakifirouz، Sahar نويسنده Arboviruses and Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers Laboratory (National Reference Lab), Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran. Khakifirouz, Sahar , Shahhosseini، Nariman نويسنده 1*.Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Islamic Azad University- Lahijan Branch, Lahijan, Iran, P.O.Box: 1616 Shahhosseini, Nariman , Farhadpour، Firoozeh نويسنده Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Farhadpour, Firoozeh
Background: Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) is a feverous and hemorrhagic disease endemic in some parts of Iran and caused by an arbovirus related to Bunyaviridae family and Nairovirusgenus. The main virus reservoir in the nature is ticks, however small vertebrates and a wide range of domestic and wild animals are regarded as reservoir hosts. This study was conducted to determine the infection rate of CCHF virus in hard ticks of Sarpole-Zahab County, Kermanshah province, west of Iran.
Methods: From total number of 851 collected ticks from 8 villages, 131 ticks were selected randomlyand investigated for detection of CCHF virus using RT-PCR.
Results: The virus was found in 3.8% of the tested ticks. Hyalommaanatolicum, H.asiaticum and Rhipicephalus sanguineus species were found to have viral infection, with the highest infection rate (11.11%) in Rh. sanguineus.
Conclusion: These findings provide epidemiological evidence for planning control strategies of the disease in the study area.