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Table 14.2 continued

Pathogen Tick species distribution Vertebrate hosts diagnostic methods
Tick-borne Ixodes Europe, Three hosts
encephalitis persulcatus Northern Asia
Kyasanur Forest Haemaphysalis India Small mammals,
Disease spinigera monkeys, birds
(larvae)
Small mammals,
monkeys, birds,
humans (nymphs)
Ungulates, other large
mammals (adults)
Asfarvirus
African Swine Ornithodoros Africa Multi host Virus isolation in
Fever moubata Caucasus Pig, human cell culture (e.g. pig
complex Russia lymphocytes)
Fluorescent antibody
test (FAT) from tissue
smears or cryostat
sections
PCR, qPCR, In Situ
Hybridization (ISH)
Serology (ELISA, IFT)
Bunyavirus
Crimean-Congo Hyalomma Russia Two hosts Serology (competitive
Haemorrhagic marginatum Europe Small mammals and ELISA)
Fever (Nairovirus) marginatum subsaharan ground-feeding birds RT-PCR
Africa (immature lifestages)
Wild and domestic
ungulates (livetock,
deer, boar) (adults)
Crimean-Congo Hyalomma subsaharan Two hosts
Haemorrhagic truncatum Africa Small rodents, hares
Fever (Nairovirus) (immature lifestages)
Wild and domestic
ungulates (livestock,
deer, boar) (adults)
Crimean-Congo Hyalomma central Asia Cattle, horses, sheep,
Haemorrhagic detrium Mediterranean goats, camels (all
Fever (Nairovirus) Middle East lifestages)
Crimean-Congo Hyalomma Mediterranean Two hosts
Haemorrhagic anatolicum Arabian Domestic and
Fever (Nairovirus) Peninsula wild ungulates,
Africa (east) dromedaries (adults)

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