Volume 13, Number 1—January 2007
Dispatch
Alkhurma Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Ornithodoros savignyi Ticks
Rémi N. Charrel*
, Shamsudeen F. Fagbo†, Gregory Moureau*, Mohammad Hussain Alqahtani†, Sarah Temmam*, and Xavier de Lamballerie*
, Shamsudeen F. Fagbo†, Gregory Moureau*, Mohammad Hussain Alqahtani†, Sarah Temmam*, and Xavier de Lamballerie*
Table 1
Epidemiology of ticks collected in Saudi Arabia
| Location | Type of location | Ticks isolated | No. ticks | Date of collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast Jeddah | Camels and camel resting place | Ornithodoros savignyi nymphs and adults and Hyalomma spp. | 64 | Jun 2004 |
| Southeast Jeddah | Camels and camel resting place | O. savignyi nymphs and adults and Hyalomma spp. | 32 | Jun 2004 |
| Kilaakh (50 km from Taif) | Camels | H. dromedarii | 28 | Jan 2005 |
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