First Isolations of Barur Virus (Rhabdoviridae) from Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in Africa

Three strains of Barur virus (Rhabdoviridae) were isolated from adult Rhipicephalus pulchellus ticks collected from camels near Mogadisho, Somalia, in 1974. These results considerably extend knowledge of the geographic distribution and ecology of this virus, which was previously isolated from a rode...

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Published in:Journal of Medical Entomology
Main Authors: Butenko, A. M., Gromashevsky, V. L., L'vov, D. K., Popov, V. F.
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 1981
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Rattus rattus
Online Access:http://jme.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/18/3/232
https://doi.org/10.1093/jmedent/18.3.232
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Summary:Three strains of Barur virus (Rhabdoviridae) were isolated from adult Rhipicephalus pulchellus ticks collected from camels near Mogadisho, Somalia, in 1974. These results considerably extend knowledge of the geographic distribution and ecology of this virus, which was previously isolated from a rodent, Rattus rattus wroughtoni, and Haemaphysalis intermedia from goats in a forest biotope of southwestern India.

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