Ana M Palomar, Aránzazu Portillo, Paula Santibáñez, David Mazuelas, Juan Arizaga, Ariñe Crespo, Óscar Gutiérrez, Juan Francisco Cuadrado, José A Oteo
Emerging infectious diseases 2013 FebCrimean-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.
Ana M Palomar, Aránzazu Portillo, Paula Santibáñez, David Mazuelas, Juan Arizaga, Ariñe Crespo, Óscar Gutiérrez, Juan Francisco Cuadrado, José A Oteo. Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus in ticks from migratory birds, Morocco. Emerging infectious diseases. 2013 Feb;19(2):260-3
PMID: 23347801
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