Xiaofeng Xu, Zhihua Gao, Youhong Wu, Hong Yin, Qiaoyun Ren, Jie Zhang, Yongsheng Liu, Shunli Yang, Chimedtseren Bayasgalan, Ariunaa Tserendorj, Xiaolong Yang, Ze Chen
INTRODUCTION: Ticks are important blood-sucking ectoparasites that can transmit various pathogens, posing significant threats to the wellbeing of humans and livestock. Dabieshan tick virus (DBTV) was initially discovered in 2015 in Haemaphysalis longicornis ticks from the Dabieshan mountain region in Hubei Province, China. In recent years, DBTV has been discovered in various regions of China, including Shandong, Zhejiang, Liaoning, Hubei, Yunnan, and Guizhou Provinces. However, the researches on tick-borne transmission of DBTV are scarce...
2024: Frontiers in Microbiology