Tamdy Virus in Ixodid Ticks Infesting Bactrian Camels, Xinjiang, China, 2018

• DOI: 10.3201/eid2511.190512
• Publication Date: 2019-10-01T16:26:57Z
• Authors: Hong Zhou; Zhenghai Ma; Tao Hu; Yuhai Bi; Amutikari Mamuti; Runyuan Yu; Michael J. Carr; Mang Shi; Juan Li; Kirill Sharshov; George F. Gao; Weifeng Shi
• Keywords: Strain (injury)

We isolated Tamdy virus (TAMV; strain XJ01/TAMV/China/2018) from Hyalomma asiaticum ticks infesting Bactrian camels in Xinjiang, China, 2018. The genome of the showed high nucleotide similarity with previously described TAMV strains Asia. Our study highlights potential threat to public health China.