Survey of a Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever enzootic focus in Spain (2011-2015).
During 2011–2015, we conducted a Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) survey in captured ticks that were feeding mainly on wild and domestic ungulates in Spain, where presence of this virus had been reported previously. We detected CCHFV RNA in Hyalomma lusitanicum and H. marginatum ticks f...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2019 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) |
| Repositorio: | Docta Complutense |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/110266 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/110266 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | 636.09 CCHFV Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever virus Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever Hyalomma spp. ticks Endemic circulation Spain Enzootic focus Molecular epidemiology survey Phylogenetic analysis Reverse transcription PCR Tick-borne infections Vector-borne infections Viruses zoonoses. Zoonoses Ciencias Biomédicas Veterinaria 24 Ciencias de la Vida |
| Sumario: | During 2011–2015, we conducted a Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) survey in captured ticks that were feeding mainly on wild and domestic ungulates in Spain, where presence of this virus had been reported previously. We detected CCHFV RNA in Hyalomma lusitanicum and H. marginatum ticks for 3 of the 5 years. The rate of infected ticks was 2.78% (44/1,579), which was similar to those for other countries in Europe with endemic foci for CCHFV (Kosovo, Bulgaria, and Albania). These data confirm the established spread of CCHFV into western Europe. Phylogenetic study of the small RNA segment showed Africa-3 clade as the only genotype identified, although we observed cocirculation of genetic variants during 2011 and 2015. We could not rule out genetic reassortments because of lack of sequence data for the medium and large RNA segments of the virus genome. |
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