Extensive diversity of RNA viruses in ticks revealed by metagenomics in northeastern China

Z Liu, L Li, W Xu, Y Yuan, X Liang… - PLoS Neglected …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Ticks act as important vectors of infectious agents, and several emerging tick-
borne viruses have recently been identified to be associated with human diseases in …

Human infections with neglected vector-borne pathogens in China: A systematic review

YQ Sun, T Wang, YY Zhang, TL Che… - The Lancet Regional …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Emerging vector-borne pathogens (VBPs) pose a continuous background
threat to the global health. Knowledge of the occurrence, distributions and epidemiological …

Molecular evidence for potential transovarial transmission of Jingmen tick virus in Haemaphysalis longicornis fed on cattle from Yunnan Province, China

Z Wu, J Chen, L Zhang, Y Zhang… - Journal of Medical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Jingmen tick virus (JMTV) is a novel tick‐borne virus first identified from Jingmen city, Hubei
Province of China in 2010. It has been proved that JMTV can cause human diseases and is …

Non-Targeted RNA Sequencing: Towards the Development of Universal Clinical Diagnosis Methods for Human and Veterinary Infectious Diseases

S Spatz, CL Afonso - Veterinary Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary With advances in NGS technology, the high ratio of throughput/cost per
base has allowed research laboratories to develop diagnostic protocols that can detect …

[HTML][HTML] Recovery of complete genome sequences of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) directly from clinical samples: A comparative study between …

J D'Addiego, N Wand, B Afrough, T Fletcher… - Journal of Virological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is the most prevalent human tick-borne viral
disease, endemic to the Balkans, Africa, Middle East and Asia. There are currently no …

Diversity of species and geographic distribution of tick-borne viruses in China

Y Wu, Q Zhou, M Mao, H Chen, R Qi - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Tick-borne pathogens especially viruses are continuously appearing worldwide,
which have caused severe public health threats. Understanding the species, distribution and …

Towards modelling tick-virus interactions using the weakly pathogenic Sindbis virus: Evidence that ticks are competent vectors

Y Wang, Z Xu, H Zhang, Y Zhou, J Cao… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Most tick-borne viruses (TBVs) are highly pathogenic and require high biosecurity, which
severely limits their study. We found that Sindbis virus (SINV), predominantly transmitted by …

Discovery and vertical transmission analysis of Dabieshan Tick Virus in Haemaphysalis longicornis ticks from Chengde, China

X Xu, Z Gao, Y Wu, H Yin, Q Ren, J Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Ticks are important blood-sucking ectoparasites that can transmit various
pathogens, posing significant threats to the wellbeing of humans and livestock. Dabieshan …

[HTML][HTML] Development of targeted whole genome sequencing approaches for Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV)

J D'Addiego, S Shah, AN Pektaş, BK Bağci, M Öz… - Virus research, 2024 - Elsevier
Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is the most prevalent human tick-borne viral
disease, with a reported case fatality rate of 30% or higher. The virus contains a tri …

[HTML][HTML] Kyasanur Forest Disease: A Comprehensive Review

N Srilekha, V Kandi, CA Jayashankar, A Harshitha… - Cureus, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Vector-borne microbial diseases are ubiquitous, and their management remains elusive.
Such diseases with zoonotic potential result in public health challenges requiring additional …