A Master's Thesis at the University of Basrah Examines Antibodies to the Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus

A Master's Thesis at the University of Basrah Examines Antibodies to the Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus

A master's thesis at the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Basrah examined the presence of antibodies to the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus in the serum of cows and buffaloes in Basrah and Dhi Qar governorates.

The thesis submitted by the student Duaa Ameer Hashem aimed to confirm the presence of animals carrying the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus and to determine the rates of infection in the two governorates.

The thesis included identifying the types of ticks prevalent in herds of cows and buffaloes, which are considered the main source of transmission of infection from animals to humans.

The thesis concluded that there is a higher percentage of antibodies in animals in Dhi Qar governorate than in Basrah, and also identified the presence of three types of ticks prevalent in infected animals carrying the virus, namely (Hyalomma anatolicum, Hyalomma- truncatum, Rhipicephalus- sanguineus).

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