First Genomic Evidence of California Hare Coltivirus from Natural Populations of <i>Ixodes persulcatus</i> Ticks in Northeast China.

ABSTRACT: Background: California hare coltivirus (CHCV) was isolated in California in 1976 from a hare. Despite its long history, it remained unclear whether CHCV was exclusively distributed in California with limited host ranges. Main body: By next-generation sequencing (NGS), we obtained a complete sequence of CHCV from Ixodes persulcatus collected in 2019 in northeast China. An expanded epidemiological investigation was subsequently performed on ticks belonging to four species (Ix. persulcatus, Haemaphysalis concinna, Devmacentor silvarum, Haemaphysalis longicornis) collected in northeastern China by applying CHCV-specific RT-PCR and sequencing. CHCV RNA-positive results were found in 1.56% of the tick samples. Positive ticks were obtained in three

SUBMITTER: Hu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11357685 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature