Detection of a novel putative phlebovirus and first isolation of Dugbe virus from ticks in Accra, Ghana

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dc.contributor.authorKobayashi, D.
dc.contributor.authorOhashi, M.
dc.contributor.authorOsei, J.H.N.
dc.contributor.authorAgbosu, E.
dc.contributor.authorOpoku, M.
dc.contributor.authorAgbekudzi, A.
dc.contributor.authorJoannides, J.
dc.contributor.authorFujita, R.
dc.contributor.authorSasaki, T.
dc.contributor.authorBonney, J.H.K.
dc.contributor.authorDadzie, S.
dc.contributor.authorIsawa, H.
dc.contributor.authorSawabe, K.
dc.contributor.authorOhta, N.
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-29T16:42:24Z
dc.date.available2019-07-29T16:42:24Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractTicks are ectoparasites that transmit various types of human and animal pathogens. In particular, emerging and re-emerging diseases caused by tick-borne viruses are public health concerns around the world. However, in many countries of the sub-Saharan African region, epidemiological information on tick-borne viral infections is limited, and their prevalence and distribution remain largely unknown. In this study, we conducted surveillance on ticks to detect medically important tick-borne bunyaviruses in three study sites in and near to Accra, the capital city of Ghana, in 2015. Domestic dogs and cattle were surveyed and were found to be infested with various tick species belonging to the genera Rhipicephalus, Amblyomma and Haemaphysalis. Importantly, we detected a novel putative phlebovirus in Rhipicephalus ticks, and successfully isolated a new strain of Dugbe virus from Am. variegatum ticks. To our knowledge, this is the first report of tick-associated viruses in Ghana other than Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus. © 2017 Elsevier GmbHen_US
dc.identifier.othervol.8(4):pp640-645
dc.identifier.otherDOI:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2017.04.010
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/31873
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTicks and Tick-borne Diseasesen_US
dc.subjectAfrica; Dugbe virus; Ghana; Nairovirus; Phlebovirus; Surveillance; Ticken_US
dc.titleDetection of a novel putative phlebovirus and first isolation of Dugbe virus from ticks in Accra, Ghanaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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