What is Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) and which tick genus transmits it?...

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What is Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) and which tick genus transmits it?

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A bunyavirus transmitted by Hyalomma ticks, causing severe haemorrhagic fever with nosocomial transmission risk

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A flavivirus transmitted by Ixodes ticks

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A filovirus transmitted by Amblyomma ticks

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An arenavirus transmitted by Dermacentor ticks

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A poxvirus transmitted by Ornithodoros ticks

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): CCHF Aetiology and Vector