The first detection of Jingmen tick virus (JMTV) in humans in Türkiye, 2022
Özet
Jingmen tick virus (JMTV) is a single-stranded RNA virus transmitted to humans through tick bites and classified within the Flaviviridae family. It has been detected in various arthropods and mammals. JMTV causes an acute febrile illness with symptoms such as skin lesions, fatigue, headache, nausea, and vomiting; however, limited research exists on its clinical impact and pathogenesis in humans. This study aims to report the first detection and molecular characterization of JMTV in patients with Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) in T & uuml;rkiye. During the 2022 outbreak, serum samples from 206 hospitalized CCHF-suspected patients were retrospectively analyzed. JMTV was identified in 3 (1.5%) cases using nested PCR. The nucleotide similarity within the three JMTV sequences was found to be between 98.0% and 99.0%. Phylogenetic analysis showed 82-98% similarity with previously identified JMTV isolates in T & uuml;rkiye. This study presents the first detection and molecular characterization of JMTV in humans in T & uuml;rkiye. Clinicians should consider JMTV in patients with a history of tick bites, especially in CCHF-endemic regions.
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Atıf için künye
Öz, M., Dinçer, E., Pektaş, A. N., Timurkan, M. Ö., Köksal, B., Taşseten, T. N., Çakır Kıymaz, Y., Büyüktuna, S. A., Bakır, M., & Elaldı, N. (2026). The first detection of Jingmen tick virus (JMTV) in humans in Türkiye, 2022. PATHOGENS AND GLOBAL HEALTH, 120. https://doi.org/10.1080/20477724.2025.2603234
BibTeX
@article{oz2026-256017,
author = {Öz, Murtaza and Dinçer, Ender and Pektaş, Ayşe Nur and Timurkan, Mehmet Özkan and Köksal, Binnur and Taşseten, Tuba Nur and Çakır Kıymaz, Yasemin and Büyüktuna, Seyit Ali and Bakır, Mehmet and Elaldı, Nazif},
title = {The first detection of Jingmen tick virus (JMTV) in humans in Türkiye, 2022},
journal = {PATHOGENS AND GLOBAL HEALTH},
year = {2026},
volume = {120},
issn = {2047-7724},
doi = {10.1080/20477724.2025.2603234},
url = {https://akademik.atauni.edu.tr/yayinlar/256017-the-first-detection-of-jingmen-tick-virus-jmtv-in-humans-in-turkiye-2022}
}