| defeating re-emerging alkhurma hemorrhagic fever virus outbreak in saudi arabia and worldwide. | | 2018 | 30260960 |
| phylogenetic diversity and dna barcoding of the camel tick hyalomma dromedarii (acari: ixodidae) of the eastern region of saudi arabia. | hard ticks are causative agents of physical illness and vectors of important diseases of human and livestock. the hard tick hyalomma dromedarii koch, 1844 is a major ectoparasite of livestock in the kingdom of saudi arabia (ksa), of which, the onehumped dromedaries camelus dromedarius is the most economically and culturally important and a potential reservoir of middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus (merscov) disease. here we report on the molecular phylogenetic diversity of h. dromedarii ... | 2019 | 33597400 |
| alkhurma hemorrhagic fever virus rna in hyalomma rufipes ticks infesting migratory birds, europe and asia minor. | alkhurma hemorrhagic fever virus rna was detected in immature hyalomma rufipes ticks infesting northward migratory birds caught in the north mediterranean basin. this finding suggests a role for birds in the ecology of the alkhurma hemorrhagic fever virus and a potential mechanism for dissemination to novel regions. increased surveillance is warranted. | 2018 | 29664386 |
| hajj abattoirs in makkah: risk of zoonotic infections among occupational workers. | at completion of hajj, the islamic pilgrimage to makkah, pilgrims give thanks for the blessing, and acceptance, of hajj, marking the end of the pilgrimage by sacrificing an animal and distributing the sacrificial meat to the poor. with over two million muslims making hajj, each hajj, more than 1.2 million heads of cattle: sheep, goats and camels are slaughtered. over 16 000 abattoir workers work around the clock to sacrifice and process the cattle in keeping with islamic law and public health gu ... | 2019 | 31016884 |
| hyalomma rufipes on an untraveled horse: is this the first evidence of hyalomma nymphs successfully moulting in the united kingdom? | during september 2018, a tick was submitted to public health england's tick surveillance scheme for identification. the tick was sent from a veterinarian who removed it from a horse in dorset, england, with no history of overseas travel. the tick was identified as a male hyalomma rufipes using morphological and molecular methods and then tested for a range of tick-borne pathogens including; alkhurma virus, anaplasma, babesia, bhanja virus, crimean-congo haemorrhagic fever virus, rickettsia and t ... | 2019 | 30876825 |