Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus in questing non-Hyalomma spp. ticks in Northwest Spain, 2021.
Zoonoses Public Health
; 71(5): 578-583, 2024 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-38590023
ABSTRACT
Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) unexpectedly emerged in humans in Northwest Spain in 2021, and two additional cases were reported in the region in 2022. The 2021 case was associated with a tick bite on the outskirts of the city where the patient lived. PCR analysis of 95 questing ticks collected in the outskirts of that city in 2021, none of the genus Hyalomma, revealed a prevalence of confirmed CCHF virus (CCHFV) infection of 10.5%. Our results in this emerging scenario suggest the need to consider that CCHFV may be effectively spreading to Northwest Spain and to urgently understand any possible role of non-Hyalomma spp. ticks in the eco-epidemiological dynamics of CCHFV.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Carrapatos
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Vírus da Febre Hemorrágica da Crimeia-Congo
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Febre Hemorrágica da Crimeia
Limite:
Animals
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Zoonoses Public Health
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Zoonoses and public health
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Zoonoses public health
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA VETERINARIA
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Espanha