Ticks show a vital role in the extent of diseases such as viral infection. Tick-borne viruses (TBVs) are a broad category with various genetic features transported by ticks. Specific TBVs are well-known for producing serious infections with high fatality ratios in humans and livestock, whereas others may cause community-health dangers that we don't yet understand. So, we aimed to detect TBVs isolated from ticks breeding on camels imported to Egypt during the period from January 2019 to April 2021. Throughout our study time, 27732 hard ticks were gathered from camels imported to Egypt to detect the existence of some medically important TBVs. Ticks were divided into pools (1385) each pool containing about 20 ticks. After that, tick pools were tested for the existence of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV), Dugbe virus (DUGV), Phleboviruses, Alkhumra hemorrhagic fever virus (AHFV), and Thogoto virus (THOV) via realtime reverse transcription PCR (rRT-PCR) and nested RT-PCR. Three genera, Hyalomma (n = 25000 ticks; 90.1%), Rhipicephalus (n = 1236 ticks; 4.5%) and Amblyomma (n = 1496 ticks; 5.4%) were detected. The molecular analysis of both RT-PCR results showed that the CCHFV and AHFV were detected in 25/ 1385 tick pools (1.8%) and 14/1385 tick pools (1.01%), respectively. Herein, we indicated the presence of CCHFV and AHFV in Egypt and demonstrated the possibility of TB-dissemination of the virus. Additionally, further analysis on ticks and human samples are now recommended in epidemiological studies within the Egyptian land.
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