Research Article

First Whole Genome Sequencing of Crimean–Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus (CCHFV) in Tick Species within Ghana

Table 1

Distribution of tick species and CCHFV detection.

Tick speciesNumber of ticks, n (%)CCHFV positive, n (%)

Hyalomma rufipes290 (41.1)2 (0.69)
Amblyomma variegatum157 (22.3)1 (0.64)
Hyalomma truncatum128 (18.2)1 (0.78)
Rhipicephalus spp.71 (10.1)0 (0.0)
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) sp.58 (8.2)0 (0.0)
Rhipicephalus sanguineus (s.l)1 (0.1)0 (0.0)
Total7054 (0.6)