Isolation of Thogoto, wad medani, wanowrie and crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever viruses from ticks of domestic animals in Iran; [Isolement des virus thogoto, wad medani, wanowrie et de la fièvre hémorragique de crimée-congo en Iran à partir de tiques d'animaux domestiques]

During an entomological and arbovirological survey conducted in 1978 in the north-eastern region of Iran, ticks have been collected from domestic and wild mammals for virus isolation attempts. The criteria for the identification of these ticks are evaluated and the pertinent litterature is reviewed. The virus identifications performed in the Pasteur Institutes of Téhéran and Dakar as well as in the YARU (New Haven) have confirmed the isolation of two isolates of Thogoto virus and one isolate of Wad Medani virus from Hyalomma anatolicum ticks, two isolates of Wanowrie virus from Hyalomma asiaticum ticks, and one isolate of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus from engorged larvae of Alveonasus lahorensis ticks. The isolation from all these arboviruses is reported for the first time in Iran. © 1980.